Documentary backdrop image for Vancouver: No Fixed Address (2017)

Documentary backdrop image for Vancouver: No Fixed Address (2017)

201775 minGdocumentary

Vancouver: No Fixed Address

201775 minGdocumentary

A chorus of voices from David Suzuki to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson discuss the city's housing crisis in a 75-minute film.

Genres

Director

Charles Wilkinson

Synopsis

A chorus of voices from David Suzuki to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson discuss the city's housing crisis in a 75-minute film.

People

Charles Wilkinsondirector

Quelemia Sparrowcast

David Suzuki

David Suzukicast

Angel Changcast

Rosalind Sadowskicast

Synopsis

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson speaks about the city's housing crisis in Charles Wilkinson's 2017 documentary, Vancouver: No Fixed Address. The film features a range of voices, including environmentalist David Suzuki and real estate developer Bob Rennie. It captures the diverse opinions of Vancouver residents on housing issues. Through interviews and discussions, the film presents various perspectives on a topic that affects everyone in the city. The runtime is 75 minutes.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

Through a Blue Lens (2010)

Through a Blue Lens

2010•52m•★7.1TMDB

Six months after a candid interview, a young woman named Shannon becomes a drug addict, illustrating the rapid decline faced by many in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Through a Blue Lens

The River (2020)

The River

2020•1h31m•★6.0TMDB

A thousand miles of levees were built along the Mississippi River to control flooding and manage the river's flow to the Gulf of Mexico.

Hong Kong: urban visions - Founders Valley (2/10) (2017)

Hong Kong: urban visions - Founders Valley (2/10)

Children in Hong Kong are encouraged to think beyond conventional urban planning rules, proposing innovative ideas for their ideal school environments.

Hong Kong: urban visions - Founders Valley (2/10)

The Housing Crisis: Ana Bailão and Stephen Holyday (2025)

The Housing Crisis: Ana Bailão and Stephen Holyday

Toronto's vacancy rate approaches 0%, prompting a debate between Ana Bailão and Stephen Holyday on solutions to the city's housing crisis.

The Housing Crisis: Ana Bailão and Stephen Holyday

Everything Will Be (2022)

Everything Will Be

Vancouver's Chinatown undergoes transformation as community members reflect on change, memory, and legacy amid cultural diversity and shifting landscapes.

Everything Will Be

No Place Called Home (2024)

No Place Called Home

In Canada, Kay Rice and her partner Karl navigate poverty and housing instability while raising six children and facing legal challenges with their landlord.

No Place Called Home

What to do about rising rents? (2019)

What to do about rising rents?

1 million residents in Amsterdam face a housing crisis, with many struggling to find affordable living spaces in a city overwhelmed by rising rents.

What to do about rising rents?

Vancouver's worst ghetto - Streets of Plenty - True Story Documentary Channel (2021)

Vancouver's worst ghetto - Streets of Plenty - True Story Documentary Channel

Vancouver's downtown east side, known for its high crime rate and severe homelessness, is explored through Misha Kleider's month-long undercover experience on the streets.

Vancouver's worst ghetto - Streets of Plenty - True Story Documentary Channel

I Lived Homeless for 30 Days in The World's 'Best' City (2026)

I Lived Homeless for 30 Days in The World's 'Best' City

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside reveals the harsh realities of homelessness, as one individual spends 31 days navigating its challenges, including addiction and illness.

I Lived Homeless for 30 Days in The World's 'Best' City

Reporting on People Living Rent-Free Next to Millionaires (2022)

Reporting on People Living Rent-Free Next to Millionaires

By 2025, all boats in Richardson Bay will be cleared out, displacing a community of anchor-outs who have lived rent-free for decades.

Reporting on People Living Rent-Free Next to Millionaires

400 a Week for Rent & Nothing Left: Surviving in Mount Druitt (2026)

400 a Week for Rent & Nothing Left: Surviving in Mount Druitt

Average rent in Mount Druitt is about $400 a week, leaving many families struggling to afford basic necessities like food and clothing.

400 a Week for Rent & Nothing Left: Surviving in Mount Druitt

Jobless: Life Unemployed (Poverty Documentary) (2017)

Jobless: Life Unemployed (Poverty Documentary)

Families in the commuter belt 30 miles west of London adjust to life without work as unemployment rises and financial struggles deepen.

Jobless: Life Unemployed (Poverty Documentary)

Explore Vancouver: No Fixed Address

People Topics FAQ

Where else to watch

Through a Blue Lens (2010)

Through a Blue Lens

2010•52m•★7.1TMDB

Six months after a candid interview, a young woman named Shannon becomes a drug addict, illustrating the rapid decline faced by many in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Through a Blue Lens

No digital watch option in your country

Everything Will Be (2022)

Everything Will Be

Vancouver's Chinatown undergoes transformation as community members reflect on change, memory, and legacy amid cultural diversity and shifting landscapes.

Everything Will Be

No digital watch option in your country

Vancity Raps (2024)

Vancity Raps

2024•1h37m•★10.0TMDB

Ninety-seven minutes of footage captures the diverse hip-hop scene in Vancouver, featuring local artists and their contributions to the genre.

No Address (1988)

No Address

1988•56m•★8.5TMDB

More than 50% of Native migrants to Montreal face homelessness as they seek jobs and a better life in the city.

Hookers on Davie (1984)

Hookers on Davie

1984•1h28m•★5.3TMDB

Nesya Blue and other sex workers in Vancouver's Davie area share their experiences and community discussions on safety and health amid Mayor Mike Harcourt's cleanup campaign.

Hookers on Davie

Living Together (2024)

Living Together

2024•1h15m•★8.0TMDB

Dozens of Montrealers participate in interviews to find potential roommates in a quest to avoid unwanted living situations.

Living Together

Streets of Plenty (2010)

Streets of Plenty

2010•1h5m•★3.5TMDB

A man attempts to survive for 31 days in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside with only a pair of underwear during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Streets of Plenty

AirBNB Dream or Nightmare (2016)

AirBNB Dream or Nightmare

2016•47m•★5.0TMDB

Millions of short-term rentals facilitated by Airbnb have contributed to rising rents and the displacement of long-term residents in cities like San Francisco and New York.

AirBNB Dream or Nightmare

Anbessa (2019)

Anbessa

2019•1h26m•★5.9TMDB

Ten-year-old Asalif transforms into a lion to confront the dangers posed by urban development and a hyena in his neighborhood near Addis Ababa.

Browse more like this

The Housing Crisis: Ana Bailão and Stephen Holyday (2025)

The Housing Crisis: Ana Bailão and Stephen Holyday

Toronto's vacancy rate approaches 0%, prompting a debate between Ana Bailão and Stephen Holyday on solutions to the city's housing crisis.

The Housing Crisis: Ana Bailão and Stephen Holyday

No digital watch option in your country

I Lived Homeless for 30 Days in The World's 'Best' City (2026)

I Lived Homeless for 30 Days in The World's 'Best' City

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside reveals the harsh realities of homelessness, as one individual spends 31 days navigating its challenges, including addiction and illness.

I Lived Homeless for 30 Days in The World's 'Best' City

No digital watch option in your country

400 a Week for Rent & Nothing Left: Surviving in Mount Druitt (2026)

400 a Week for Rent & Nothing Left: Surviving in Mount Druitt

Average rent in Mount Druitt is about $400 a week, leaving many families struggling to afford basic necessities like food and clothing.

400 a Week for Rent & Nothing Left: Surviving in Mount Druitt

No digital watch option in your country

No Fun City (2010)

No Fun City

2010•1h25m•★4.2TMDB

Vancouver's underground music scene faces increasing city regulations that threaten live performances and challenge local musicians and venues.

The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park (2016)

The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park

2016•1h10m•★6.0TMDB

Several First Nations people occupy Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver, using the space for rest, recreation, performance, and protest against their displacement.

The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park

Vancouver is Dying (2022)

Vancouver is Dying

A surge in violent crime, homelessness, and drug addiction affects one of Canada's wealthiest cities, as documented in a 55-minute film from 2022.

Vancouver is Dying

Mainstreeters: Taking Advantage 1972-1982 (2015)

Mainstreeters: Taking Advantage 1972-1982

From 1972 to 1982, a group of Vancouver artists lived and worked together along Main Street, creating collaborative media and performance projects.

Mainstreeters: Taking Advantage 1972-1982

Stop the Sweeps (2023)

Stop the Sweeps

On July 1, 2022, the Vancouver Police Department stopped accompanying city workers during street sweeps, allowing unhoused residents to establish shelters.

Stop the Sweeps

Browse more by Charles Wilkinson

View all films →

Haida Modern (2019)

Haida Modern

2019

Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World (2015)

Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

2015

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →