EMPz 4 Life

{{Infobox film

| name = EMPz 4 Life

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Allan King

| producer = Allan King

| writer =

| starring =

| music = Chris Ellis

| cinematography = Mark Ellam

| editing = Nick Hector

| studio = At Home in the Hood Films

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|2006|9|9|TIFF}}

| runtime = 113 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

| budget =

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EMPz 4 Life is a 2006 Canadian documentary film, directed by Allan King.Geoff Pevere, "Toronto's troubled youth in focus; Seen through eyes of social worker: Documentary has no easy answers". Toronto Star, September 9, 2006. Made in conjunction with writer Joseph Jomo Pierre, the film profiles a small group of Black Canadian youths living in the troubled Toronto neighbourhood of Malvern, who are enrolled in an after-school math tutoring program run by social worker Brian Henry in an effort to keep them in school and not out on the streets.Betsy Powell, "King's doc tackles race; Festival offering headed to television Film sheds light on Malvern area youth". Toronto Star, September 14, 2006.

The film takes its title from graffiti in the neighbourhood, referring to Empringham Drive.

The film premiered on September 9, 2006, at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival,"Quick Hits on big films". Toronto Star, September 3, 2006. but was distributed primarily as an episode of TVOntario's documentary series The View from Here in February 2007.Anthony Rinehart, "Close-ups in the fight against the thug life". The Globe and Mail, February 23, 2007.

It was King's final film, as his planned next film was in production but not completed at the time of his death in 2009.Bruce Kirkland, "Canadian Filmmaker Allan King dead at 79". Edmonton Sun, June 16, 2009.