The Challenges of Giving Shelter DVD
The Challenges of Giving Shelter DVD
Directed by Kevin Nikkel
April 2013 | 45 minutes | Colour | Documentary | Canada
The Challenges of Giving Shelter gives a behind the scenes look at the daily workings of an urban animal shelter. This is a world of dedicated animal lovers faced with difficult decisions, where sympathetic staff and volunteers manage their compassion fatigue and community expectations to care for cute, cuddly, at times dangerous and homeless animals.
The film gives a better understanding of the people who work on the front lines of this unique facility to offer medical treatment, foster care and adoption services for animals. The daily intake of animals is performed with a ritual of humane care, but the constant dilemma of overpopulation raises the issue of euthanizing animals. The film explores the personal aspects of work, societal responsibility and the challenges of providing humane treatment to animals.
About the Filmmaker
Kevin Nikkel is a writer / producer / director based in Winnipeg, Canada. He completed a Bachelor of Education at University of Manitoba and a Master of Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. His dramatic, animated and documentary films have reached audiences internationally at festivals, on television and on the web. He is active in the film community of Winnipeg and a member of the Winnipeg Film Group. He juggles his time between filmmaking, parenting, and teaching.
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What is Home use?
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What is Community use?
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What is Single Site use?
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What is Institutional use?
What is Institutional use?
This DVD is priced in accordance with how many people could potentially watch it. At a large university or school board the potential of hundreds to thousands of viewers dictates this price. For library and instructional use in a workshop or classroom setting at a university or school board.
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