Hope Heights (2014)

Hope Heights is a documentary film set in Lawrence Heights. The film challenges the pervasive media narratives that frame the neighbourhood as one plagued by violence and dysfunction. Consistently at the centre of these narratives are the young men of Lawrence Heights. Hope Heights tells a different story. Through the voices of youth, community leaders and educators, the film highlights the beauty and strength of a community and the character, humour, ambition and sensitivity of its young men. Hope Heights is a story of success.