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'East Hastings Pharmacy' is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by Antoine Bourges and released in 2012.Cdric Mal, [http://leblogdocumentaire.fr/documentaire-east-hastings-pharmacy-antoine-bourges/ "East Hastings Pharmacy (Antoine Bourges)"]. 'Le Blog Documentaire', August 6, 2012. The film is a portrait of a methadone clinic for drug addicts in the East Hastings neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, scripted and performed through an improvisational process with various real-life drug addicts, with professional actress Shauna Hansen playing the role of the pharmacist.Glen Schaefer, "Film takes a hard look at Occupy movement: DOXA opens with local filmmaker's political doc". 'The Province', May 1, 2013.
The film premiered in March 2012 at the Cinma du Rel film festival.
It was the winner of the Colin Low Award for Best Canadian Documentary at the 2013 DOXA Documentary Film Festival,Kevin Ritchie, [https://playbackonline.ca/2013/05/17/fire-in-the-blood-wins-top-prize-at-doxa/ "Fire in the Blood wins top prize at DOXA"]. 'Playback', May 17, 2013. and cowinner with Rodrigo Barriuso's 'For Dorian' of the Lindalee Tracey Award at the 2013 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Peter Knegt, [https://www.indiewire.com/2013/05/when-i-walk-dragon-girls-top-hot-docs-winners-38716/ "When I Walk, Dragon Girls Top Hot Docs Winners"]. 'IndieWire', May 5, 2013.
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