Learning on ScreenNeighbourhood of Coelhos, The
- Synopsis
- Examines the lives of the inhabitants of Coelhos, a slum built over swampland in the city of Recife, Brazil, and describes an urban development project intended to relieve their plight. Illustrates the process by which the community was able to participate in the improvement programme.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 16 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1982
- Availability
- Hire
- Notes
- Reviewed by Graham Hart in ‘Times Educational Supplement’ (24/5/91).
- Uses
- MPhil course - Housing for developing countries considering housing finance and management and squatter settlement upgrading.*
- Subjects
- Architecture; Development studies
- Keywords
- Brazil; housing; slum communities; urban development
Credits
- Director
- Jaime Martin-Escobla
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Concord Media
- sales@concordmedia.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726 012
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG - Notes
- A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.
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