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Very simple person with a simple plan in life. A registered Philippine civil engineer, an urban/environmental planner, a lecturer/tutor; plays badminton, loves to swim, sing and dance; has the passion in drawing, writing reviews/poems and reading, and a photo enthusiast.

Saturday 11 April 2009

Poverty and Hunger

A short film that depicts the reality of life. It reminds me of my parttime work in one of the biggest food chains in the world. I work until closing time of the store and there is always leftovers of chicken! Sometimes I would ask the manager if I could eat some before I left the store or in some extent I brought it home to eat them next the day. As part of the policy, staff are not allowed to bring them home because these stuff will be checked by the area manager following day as part of the inventory and for health/safety reason. Anyway, Im sharing this true story captured briefly in a film. I dont want to elaborate but you can contemplate what this film is all about. Maybe to some extent, there might be exaggeration from the reaction of people being filmed, but Im sure the message is real that poverty is the root cause of hunger. Personally, I will give my own title for this clip: Chicken Recycling!


Synopsis: This film is about the hunger and poverty brought about by Globalization. There are 10,000 people dying everyday due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society. The people who lives on the refuse of men to survive. What is inspiring is the hope and spirituality that never left this people.
Director: Ferdinand Dimadura Genre: Drama Produced In: 2005 Location: Philippines

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