No Fixed Address: The White Cart Memorial is a powerful and intimate documentary that sheds light on a deeply overlooked aspect of the homelessness crisis: people’s grief following the death of someone they care about. Through the voices and stories of individuals living with unstable housing, the film explores what it means to grieve without a house, and how loss echoes through a community already struggling to survive.
The film will have its premiere in Kelowna – the home of the White Cart Memorial – in October, and then it will travel the province for screenings and facilitated discussions on issues that arise in the film.
Centred around the creation and meaning of the White Cart Memorial—a grassroots, mobile tribute to unhoused lives lost—the film weaves together research, personal testimonies from lived experiences, community organization reflections, and future action plans for the city of Kelowna in British Columbia, Canada. This film captures the emotional and logistical challenges of grieving in public spaces.
Dedicated to the memories of all unhoused lives lost—and those who carry their grief forward—No Fixed Address: The White Cart Memorial urges us to rethink how we hold space for mourning in public, and how we can come together to build more compassionate, inclusive systems of care. Because only through community can we create safer places to grieve, to heal, and to remember.
We are excited to announce that our film trailer for the documentary is now available to watch.
Stay tuned for the full screening schedule, but we are excited to announce the first two screenings in Kelowna’s Mary Irwin Theatre:
October 15, 1:30-4pm – Register for tickets
November 7, 6–8:30pm – Register for tickets
The film is a collaboration between the BC Centre for Palliative Care and Kelowna Homelessness Research Centre. We would like to thank Community Action Initiative for their financial contributions to the screening events.
To know more about our research on the topic, please visit our project webpage.
