Everyman
Shanty Town
1992 • E7 Mar 1, 1992
There are half a million squatters in Davao City in the southern Philippines. For six weeks last year, film-maker John Goodyer recorded their struggles to lead a normal life below the poverty line. Rosa has turned half her house into a piggery; Loma fears her brother has died in a typhoon; while Bing Bing and Bobby gamble away their meagre earnings.