Explaining abstract spatial concepts of urban geography in Hamburg.

1 in 25 empty properties in England could be used to provide much-needed homes

Action on Empty Homes collaborated with Anglia Ruskin University’s Illustration and Animation students to highlight different aspects of how the UK's wasted housing stock could be recycled to help address the UK’s chronic housing crisis.

1 in 25 empty properties in England could be used to provide much-needed homes. One of a series of five animations from Anglia Ruskin University’s Illustration and Animation students highlighting this issue

Animation from students at Anglia Ruskin asking why the UK has so many empty homes in the midst of a housing crisis

1 in 25 empty properties in England could be used to provide much-needed homes. Anglia Ruskin University’s Illustration and Animation students produce five short films highlighting different aspects of how this wasted housing stock could be recycled to help address the UK’s chronic housing crisis

How do we ensure we have inclusive disaster planning in the community? We meet people with disabilites (PWDs) from Barangay Pansol, Bagong Ilog and Ugong; Metro Manila, as they navigate their urban spaces.

Oakville, Ontario, Canada English Freedom Is Not Enough. A film that explores racial injustice in Canada reflexively through interviews with three generations of the same family by one member of the family. We hear how black people were afforded opportunity or faced being marginalized yet they persevered and succeeded. However, it took more than just their courage and determination. Assistance was still required along the way and sometimes it came from good people doing the right thing for the right reasons and sometimes it was from people doing the wrong thing but things worked out in the end regardless. All of this juxtaposed against the fact that after more than three generations, problems still exist.

Barcelona, Spain Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese with English Subtitles The El Raval neighbourhood in Barcelona has historically been a space of working class struggles in which the identities of its neighbours have claimed their right to the city. The processes of gentrification are stripping Raval’s streets of their mischievous physiognomy. However, there are neighbourhood stories that talk about the experiences, complicities and affections between people who resist in an environment that wants them out. This film is a small sample of some of these voices: those born in the neighbourhood, the newcomers, white ones, black ones, women, men, young, old, whores, all neighbours. More than the voice of each one of them, it sets out to present a choral story of struggles and common causes. It is a story about how the bonds between people make possible for a single street (Robadors) to become a symbol of resistance and freedom.

Urdu, Hindi with English Subtitles Karachi Pakistan Edinburgh, UK This documentary delves into the rich and unique ecosystem of mangroves in Karachi, Pakistan. The film follows the journey of a local fishing community who are extremely vulnerable in the face of climate change. Severe cyclonic storms, the frequency and intensity of which are increasing at an alarming rate, have adversely affected their day-to-day life. The film interlinks their precarious lives with climate change, destruction of mangroves, and coastal development projects, and the complete apathy from those in positions of power.