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Peter Aziz and Mike Bradley know a fair bit about the financial challenges faced by millennials in Vancouver.

In their late 20s, they also grapple with the high costs of living.

Yet Bradley and Aziz are also filmmakers who co-founded the boutique video production company Pixel Motion Films.

And they recently made a short documentary with a title that speaks directly to the barriers faced by young adults in Metro Vancouver.

Called Vancouver’s Millennial Crisis, the five-minute film examines the economic obstacles facing this age group.

“It focused on affordability in Vancouver and how, for example, getting by is difficult for students trying to live close to school,” says Aziz, 28, whose company received funding from Coast Capital Savings to make the film.

Of course, the challenges affect more than students.

“Graduates often can’t afford to live here, and they are now leaving,” adds Bradley, 27.