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Author: Elaine Power, Life on the Cheque
Filming finished (at least for now)
06.21.08 | Posted by elainepower | Permalink |

We just finished filming the last interview, with “Sophie”, who agreed to be part of the film only if she could remain anonymous and her face not shown. She doesn’t want her daughter to suffer the stigma associated with living on welfare. Sophie’s story is somewhat different from the other women. She ended up on [...]
Author: Elaine Power, Life on the Cheque
Two more days of filming
06.19.08 | Posted by elainepower | Permalink |

Only two more days of filming. The days have been very very full, and intense. Yesterday we did a shoot with Pam, who is very lively and animated. Although her story is similar to Debbie’s and Summer’s, it doesn’t have the same heavy quality, partly because she has a very strong political analysis and feels [...]
Author: Elaine Power, Life on the Cheque
Day 2 of filming
06.17.08 | Posted by elainepower | Permalink |

Today we filmed Debbie and Summer, two friends and next-door neighbours who live in public housing. Debbie has been on a disability pension for almost 7 years, related to depression and anxiety. Summer went on welfare about a year ago after fleeing an emotionally, verbally, financially abusive relationship. We did about 90 minute interviews with [...]