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Skid Road

Produced by KCTS/TV

"The program shows positive solutions to an old problem." - AFVA Evaluation

• "An excellent and sobering documentary. A powerful piece of work that puts faces on the too-often faceless drunks most of us try to ignore." - The Seattle Times
• "This is a graphic study that promotes a compassionate yet realistic approach." - The Milwaukee Journal

Chronic alcoholism is rapidly destroying lives and slowly claiming the streets of our cities. This film examines the moral and political issues cities face in combatting the growing problem of public drunkenness.

This hard-hitting documentary visits a Seattle shelter and profiles several indigent alcoholics, illustrating their lives and struggles. It shows graphically the degradation of their life on the streets.

The conflicting viewpoints of community activists and social workers are presented with regard to treatment, housing, and public policy issues. Besides Seattle, Skid Road takes us to Boston, Portland and St. Paul to show how these cities cope with the same problems.

American Society on Aging Festival, 1991
American Film & Video Festival, 1990

55 min. Video or DVD. Sale $295. Video rental $75.

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