Upcoming documentary puts spotlight on Kelowna’s unhoused population | Lake Country Calendar

Published 1:49 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 A Kelowna documentary focusing on the experiences on the life experiences of unhoused people will be releasing for free. No Fixed Address: The White Cart Memorial will be releasing to the public on June 22. The documentary is a joint production between the BC Centre for Palliative Care and the Kelowna Homelessness Research Centre. The 45-minute documentary explores the connection between grief and homelessness. According to a Kelowna-based study by the filmmakers, 65 per cent of participants made the connection between grieving a death in their life to “the time they felt life ‘fell apart’ and they became homeless.” “While grief after loss is a universal human experience, not all grief is recognized or supported equally. People who are unhoused are often excluded from traditional systems of grief and bereavement care and may not be acknowledged as grievers at all. This lack of recognition can make it more difficult for individuals and communities to process loss, access support and heal,” the BC Centre for Palliative Care said in a release on the film. The co-directors and producers of the documentary, Joshua Black and Stephanie Laing, said they hope the documentary helps put a
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