The Life

ArnieandTonyarepartneredVancouverpoliceofficers.TheywereraisedintheDowntownEastside,wheretheynowwalkthebeat.TheDowntownEastsideisnowthepoorestneighbourhoodinCanadaandisriddledwithopendruguse.Theywanttobeasmallpartoftheneighbourhood'sredemption.Thecurrentmentalityontheforceregardingthedrugwaristo"arrestthedealers,chasetheaddictsandpretendit'sgettingbetter".UsinganaddictinpersonatahighschooloutreachtalkgivesArnieandTonytheideatofilmrealpeopletellingrealstoriesaboutlifeintheneighbourhoodasaneffectivewaytogetthemessageouttokidsaboutthedangersofeventryingdrugs.Thevideorufflessomefeathersbothamongsttheaddictsandthepoliceforce.ArnieandTonytakeithardwhenoneoftheregularsoftheneighbourhoodandakeypartofthevideodies;theyfeeltheyneedtodosomethinggrandtoacknowledgethelivesoftheforgotten.