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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* 40th anniversary special edition At the height of the 1980s, following their breakthrough documentary P4W: Prison for Women, filmmakers Janis Cole and Holly Dale turned their lens on Vancouver’s Davie Street neighborhood, a bustling, neon-soaked hub for both trans and cisgender sex workers informally known as “the prostitution capital of Canada.” The result was HOOKERS ON DAVIE, a landmark document combining candid interviews with a group of instantly memorable subjects and vivid location footage of their street work, surreptitiously captured with hidden cameras. An indelible community portrait, the film culminates in the group’s collective efforts to challenge and overcome legislative oppression. Much lauded upon its release in 1984 and no less potent – or engrossing – 40 years later, HOOKERS ON DAVIE showcases Cole and Dale’s deeply humanist approach, bringing care and compassion to subjects often represented in more reductively moralistic terms. CIP is proud to present this groundbreaking classic in a new 4K restoration that confirms its place among the greatest non-fiction films ever produced in Canada. Bonus Features: 1. 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray Set 2. 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range 3. Newly scanned and restored in 4K from the original 16mm A/B negatives by Canadian International Pictures with sound transferred from the original 16mm magnetic final mix 4. New audio commentary featuring directors Janis Cole and Holly Dale 5. New audio commentary featuring multi-disciplinary artist and curator Jordan King 6. New introduction to Hookers on Davie by Cole 7. Directors on Davie (2024, 23 min.) – New interview with Cole 8. Before Davie (2024, 12 min.) – Cole on her early films with Holly Dale 9. Mardi on Tiggy (2024, 14 min.) – Trans elder Mardi Pieronek’s tribute to her friend Tiggy 10. Video report on The West End Sex Workers Memorial fundraiser (2009, 7 min.) 11. Toronto Arts Awards tribute to Cole and Dale (1994, 4 min.) 12. CBC interview (1984, 8 min.) – Barbara Frum in conversation with Cole and Dale 13. Citytv interview (1984, 3 min.) – Jeanne Beker in conversation with Cole and Dale 14. Hookers on Davie home movies (1983, 34 min.) 15. Afterword featuring Cole and Dale (2024, 8 min.) 16. Cream Soda (1975, 13 min.) – New 2K scan of Cole and Dale’s first short 17. Minimum Charge No Cover (1976, 11 min.) – New 2K scan of Cole and Dale’s second short 18. New introductions to both shorts by Cole 19. New audio commentaries for both shorts featuring Cole and Dale 20. New audio commentaries for both shorts featuring King 21. Hookers on Davie archival press gallery 22. Booklet featuring essays by Kay Armatage, Adrian Rui Hung, and Cayley James 23. Reversible cover artwork 24. English SDH subtitles