Ligesom de otte lange dokumentarfilm i det internationale projekt Hvorfor fattigdom? undersøger en serie kortfilm spørgsmålet om, hvorfor så mange mennesker, efter mere end et halvt århundrede med bistand, stadig lever i fattigdom og social ulighed. Filmene tackler komplekse emner igennem bevægende, subtile og tankevækkende historier.
Alle kortfilm er lavet af nye talentfulde filmskabere fra hele verden.
Filmene er tilgængelige på WhyPoverty.net og YouTube:
Morris' Bag
Kenya: Can you feed a family out of bag?
Love and Rubbish
Russia: If you live in poverty, can you afford to dream?
The Thread
Uruguay: Can microfinance fix a 15th birthday?
Wilbur Goes Poor: Episode 01
India: Is this it?
Wilbur Goes Poor: Episode 02
India: Caste - a cause of poverty and discrimination?
Wilbur Goes Poor: Episode 03
India: How do YOU deal with poverty?
God is Rain
Kenya: What happens when the water runs out?
In Your Hands
Colombia: Surrounded by violence, what do you do?
Poop on Poverty
India: Great photo opportunity or harsh reality?
Town and Country
China: Is the grass always greener?
Colours In The Dust
Haiti: Can a boy paint his way out of poverty?
Afghan Girl
Afghanistan: Teacher? Engineer? Shepherd?
Waste
Global: Why can't we feed the world?
Finding Josephine
Uganda: Who benefits from charity?
New Poor
Spain: Who are the new poor?
Voices: Bolivia
Bolivia: What do you have in your heart?
Voices: South Africa
South Africa: What keeps you going?
Coal Boy
India: Digging to the other end of the world?
OK Brothers
India: Worst job in the world?
Sea Gypsies
Malaysia: The cost of tourism?
The Barrel
Venezuela: Sink or swim?
Bag projektet Hvorfor fattigdom? står non-profit organisationen Steps, som også kørte kampagnen Hvorfor demokrati?. Internationale partnere og samarbejdspartnere inkluderer:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CoBO Fund
Danida: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Danish Film Institute
Danish Ministry of Education
Eurovision
Ford Foundation
Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund
ITVS International
PPR Foundation for Women's Dignity and Rights
Sundance Film Program & Skoll Foundation
Swedish Film Institute
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Televisión América Latina
The Bertha Foundation
The Open University
World View Broadcast Media Scheme
Læs mere om filmene og Hvorfor fattigdom på www.whypoverty.net og Steps www.steps.co.za.