Back in 2008, Murray Siple released a documentary with the National Film Board of Canada called Carts of Darkness. It follows a group of homeless men in Vancouver, British Columbia that found dual uses for shopping carts: a vessel for picking up glass bottles that can be recycled for the money they need to survive and a vehicle for extreme sports.

It sounds wild, and it is, but in Siple's hands, it actually becomes a fascinating and heartwarming story. Siple had grown up blending sports—including snowboarding and mountain biking—and filmmaking to create his dream career. But a car accident in 1996 left him without the use of his legs; unable to do the sports he loved, Siple also lost interest in film.

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