▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Set ▁in ▁the ▁Dow nt own ▁East side ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Winter ▁Olympics , ▁the ▁film ▁cent res ▁on ▁five ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁pover ty - str icken ▁neighbourhood . ▁The ▁cast ▁includes ▁Angel ▁G ates , ▁Joe ▁Buff alo , ▁Ken ▁Har ro wer , ▁Eric ▁Bu ur man ▁and ▁Ang ela ▁Daw son . ▁The ▁actors ▁participated ▁directly ▁in ▁writing ▁the ▁screen play , ▁using ▁their ▁own ▁real - life ▁experiences ▁— ▁including ▁Har ro wer ' s ▁experience ▁as ▁a ▁gay ▁man ▁with ▁a ▁dis ability ▁and ▁Daw son ' s ▁experience ▁as ▁local ▁under ground ▁culture ▁figure ▁" R ol ler g irl " ▁— ▁to ▁inform ▁and ▁create ▁their ▁characters ' ▁story lines . ▁ ▁The ▁film ' s ▁title ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁Coast ▁Sal ish ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁Dow nt own ▁East side . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁acc ol ades ▁ ▁At ▁T I FF , ▁the ▁film ▁won ▁the ▁award ▁for ▁Best ▁Canadian ▁First ▁Fe ature ▁Film . ▁In ▁December , ▁T I FF ▁named ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁its ▁annual ▁Canada ' s ▁Top ▁Ten ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁best ▁Canadian ▁films . ▁ ▁W ape em uk wa ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Direct ors ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁Disc overy ▁Award . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁V ancouver ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁L uk ' L uk '