Little By little: upgrading Barrio Escopa

Canada, 1980

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In Manila, nearly one million people live in squatter settlements; living conditions vary from almost pleasant to appalling. Little by Little documents the attempt to upgrade a section of one such settlement, Barrio Escopa. The project takes all aspects of community life into account. The film examines the complex nature of urban redevelopment and the roles played by different government agencies in the project’s execution.

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Credits

director

Tina Viljoen

producer

Barrie Howells

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:39:27:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015525

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Philippines

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Urbanization

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban renewal

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Asia, Southeastern - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International cooperation

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban renewal

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing

History → Urbanization

Places → Philippines

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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