The Stairs is a Canadian documentary film by Hugh Gibson, released in 2016.Jason Gorber, "TIFF Review: ‘The Stairs’". Point of View, September 11, 2016. The film, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, centres on the clients and staff of StreetHealth, a harm reduction health clinic in the Regent Park area of Toronto.Calum Marsh, "‘It had to be honest’: How Hugh Gibson captured life in a community of drug users and sex workers". National Post, October 7, 2016.
The film was shot over a period of five years.John Semley, "In doc The Stairs, residents take ownership of storytelling". Toronto Star, October 6, 2016.
The film won the award for Best Canadian Film at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2016.Chris Knight, "Toronto Film Critics Association names The Stairs best Canadian film of 2016". National Post, January 11, 2017. It was a finalist for Best Documentary Film, but did not win.Norman Wilner, "Toronto critics bask in the Moonlight" . Now, December 12, 2016.
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