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Showcasing the poverty that exists on the streets of Vancouver in everyday life Carts of Darkness puts to light a different look on street life. Filmmaker Murray Siple portrays this life as so much more than the conventional image created and drilled into our minds by the mainstream media. A real eye-opener this film may alter your perspective on poverty and the innocent people who fall victim to it each year.

Siple takes the viewers deep into the lives of men who have transformed their main source of income, bottle-picking in the exciting sport of shopping cart racing. The drivers of these carts use a combination of their weight and one foot to control these carts. They claim to have  reached speeds as high as 70 km/h. Siple showcases the appeal for the extreme sport and the dangers that go along with racing these carts down the steep hills of Northern Vancouver.

Carts of Darkness is shot in high-definition. It features music from, Vetiver, Alan Boyd of Little Sparta, Ladyhawk, and Black Mountain, making it a great soundtrack.

A former director of extreme sports videos, Siple portrays the sport of cart racing in an engaging and exciting way. A must-see for extreme enthusiasts.