Filmed over a decade, US & THEM is a powerful documentary composed of striking portraits of four extraordinary individuals as they struggle with homelessness and addictions.

Filmed over a decade, US & THEM is a powerful documentary composed of striking portraits of four extraordinary individuals as they struggle with homelessness and addictions.

The story follows filmmaker Krista Loughton’s ten-year journey exploring the worlds of Karen Montgrand, Eddie Golko, Dawnellda Gauthier, and Stan Hunter, who she attempts to help.

The story follows filmmaker Krista Loughton’s ten-year journey exploring the worlds of Karen Montgrand, Eddie Golko, Dawnellda Gauthier, and Stan Hunter, who she attempts to help.

In the end, they help her.

In the end, they help her.

Participants

Participants

Stan Hunter

Dawnellda Gauthier

Eddie Golko

Karen Montgrand

Testimonials

Testimonials

The Honourable Jean-Yves
Duclos

Minister of Public Services and Procurement

​What a privilege and a pleasure to have been able to watch and listen to your documentary. As we watched, our hearts were filled with emotion and our eyes with tears. Thank you for being so close to others and, eventually, ​so close to you, in that display of compassion, humanity and humility. ​I have asked my team to 'dive deeply' into your documentary."

Kyleen K Myrah

Former Co-Chair, Journey Home Task Force

US & THEM is an intensely personal look at homelessness that will leave you forever changed with how you think about this issue. It will make you stop to consider, deeply, what role you can play to change its trajectory for the too many people’s lives it impacts. Thank you Krista for making this important film!


Lisa Helps

Former Mayor of Victoria, BC​

By putting real human faces to these issues this film provides an invaluable service, bringing a level of acceptance and understanding to a subject that has been ​hidden in silence and wrapped in stigma for too long.

Dr. Gabor Maté

Author & Addiction Expert

US & THEM puts a human face on homelessness moving it from the political and economic realms into the human realm.


​This is done in a direct and personal way that the viewer can identify with.

Kim Lockhart

National Director of Community Impact and Partnerships, United Way Centraide Canada

Krista Loughton is a wholehearted documentary filmmaker whose powerful work is a catalyst for change. Across Canada Us and Them viewings set the stage for ​engaging key stakeholders in the creation of impactful community conversations and actions. ​The film shines a light and shares a lens to see more clearly what often is looked away from.

Daniele Zanotti

President & CEO, United Way Greater Toronto

Something special about screening US & THEM across GTA in 2019, of bringing people together to see and hear and feel the real lives behind the word ‘homeless’. Maybe a testament to the power of stories. Maybe a testament to the power of this film and the panel discussions after it ended and the lights came on. Regardless, we always emerged from US & THEM just 'us', committed to keep trying to help and support and solve and love – in a united way.

Lisa Helps

Former Mayor of Victoria, BC​

By putting real human faces to these issues this film provides an invaluable service, bringing a level of acceptance and understanding to a subject that has been ​hidden in silence and wrapped in stigma for too long.

Daniele Zanotti

President & CEO, United Way Greater Toronto

Something special about screening US & THEM across GTA in 2019, of bringing people together to see and hear and feel the real lives behind the word ‘homeless’. Maybe a testament to the power of stories. Maybe a testament to the power of this film and the panel discussions after it ended and the lights came on. Regardless, we always emerged from US & THEM just 'us', committed to keep trying to help and support and solve and love – in a united way.