Broke is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Rosvita Dransfeld and released in 2009.Jamie Hall, "A heartbreaking glimpse into poverty; Powerful documentary aims its lens at an Edmonton pawnshop". Edmonton Journal, November 5, 2009. The film centres on the friendship between David Woolfson, a pawn shop owner in Edmonton, Alberta, and Chris Hoard, an ex-convict who volunteers as an assistant to Woolfson in the shop.
The film premiered at the 2009 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,Liz Braun, "Curtain up for Hot Docs". Toronto Sun, March 25, 2009. and was screened at the 2009 Vancouver International Film FestivalGlen Schaefer, "VIFF reviews". The Province, October 8, 2009. and the 2009 Global Visions Film Festival, before having its television premiere on March 3, 2010 as an episode of TVOntario's documentary series The View from Here."TVO presents its March 2010 Media Highlights". Canada NewsWire, February 4, 2010.
The film won the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social or Political Documentary Program at the 25th Gemini Awards in 2010.Jamie Hall, "Edmonton filmmaker brings home a Gemini". Edmonton Journal, November 17, 2010.
Hoard was again featured in Dransfeld's 2014 film Anti-Social Limited,Eric Volmers, "Anti-social ex-con talks of lonely life". Edmonton Journal, November 17, 2014. which was a Donald Brittain Award nominee at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016.Brent Furdyk, "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced". Entertainment Tonight Canada, January 19, 2016.
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