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Films
9 Films
Keywords
“Squatter Settlements Homelessness”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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films with a digital version
1
short films
7
Region
British-Irish Isles
1
Caribbean Islands
1
Central Asia and Far East
1
North and Northeast Africa
1
South America
1
South Asia
2
South-East Europe
1
Southern Africa
1
Country
Brazil
1
India
2
Jamaica
1
Japan
1
Malawi
1
Romania
1
Sudan
1
United Kingdom
1
Keywords
Alternative culture
1
Children / Young people
3
Development projects
1
Ethnofiction
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Land Rights
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
2
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Socioeconomic conditions
2
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
9
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Travellers / Roma
1
Urban
4
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Elliot, Dominic
1
Hammill, Ruth
1
Juárez-Allen, Gema
1
Longinotto, Kim
1
MacDonald, Bruce
1
Ono, Ray
1
Pollack, Claire
1
Pratt, Helen
1
Rosen, Jennifer
1
Webster, Rachel
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
7
not set
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
9
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Year of production
1979
1
1992
1
1993
1
1994
1
2001
1
2002
2
2009
2
Film list
Barah Pal
2009
30
‘
Directed by
Jennifer Rosen
.
12 castes of gypsy artists ended their nomadic ways nearly 45 years ago to squat in New Delhi. Now the slum is being dismantled and rehabilitated. These are their last months in the colony as they
South Asia
Refugees / Displaced populations
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Travellers / Roma
Urban
Dreamland
2001
30
‘
Directed by
Gema Juárez-Allen
.
This film explores the dreams and frustrations of camp squatters in Rio de Janeiro State, as, supported by the MST (Landless People’s Movement), they wait for permission to settle on unused land close by.
South America
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Land Rights
The Head Cornerstone
1992
37
‘
Directed by
Ruth Hammill
.
Griffiths takes his responsibilities seriously and works very hard as a taxi driver in Negril, Jamaica, to support his family. His sense of obligation extends to his siblings, his ageing father and
Caribbean Islands
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Socioeconomic conditions
In Pursuit of Happiness
2009
31
‘
Directed by
Ray Ono
.
Tokyo life as rarely seen on mainstream media. This short film takes you to the lives of men who live on the outskirts of the city and of Japanese society.
Central Asia and Far East
Alternative culture
Urban
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Orphans of Passage: The Uduk
1993
52
‘
Directed by
Bruce MacDonald
.
In 1987 Sudanese government forces attacked the Uduk of Southern Sudan, and 20-25000 Uduk fled. Since then they have criss-crossed the Sudanese/Ethiopian border 5 times. In the spring of 1992, 13000
North and Northeast Africa
Refugees / Displaced populations
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Religion / Belief / Faith
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Ravi and Bhajay
2002
26
‘
Directed by
Rachel Webster
.
Street boys Ravi and Bhajay lead a tough life on the pavements of Mumbai in India. To get away from it, they visit the nearby holy city of Ujjain with the film-maker. But the call of life on the streets is still strong.
South Asia
Children / Young people
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Urban
Street Fiction
2002
32
‘
Directed by
Dominic Elliot
.
Through combining their own dramatic reconstructions and real life observation, this film tells the story of children who run away from their homes in search of a better life on the streets of Blantyre, Malawi.
Southern Africa
Urban
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Children / Young people
Ethnofiction
Swings and Roundabouts
1994
30
‘
Directed by
Helen Pratt
.
Five years after the downfall of Ceausescu and Romania still receives an influx of Western European aid workers to help with rural orphanage projects. Temporary and full-time volunteers at an
South-East Europe
Children / Young people
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Development projects
Theatre Girls
1979
57
‘
Directed by
Kim Longinotto
Claire Pollack
.
The “Theatre Girls Club” is a hostel for homeless, destitute and alcoholic women in Soho, London. It is run by six paid workers and it is the only hostel in London which takes any women at any
British-Irish Isles
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Socioeconomic conditions
Gender Role and Identity