Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty

Overview

The poor may always have been with us, but attitudes towards them have changed. Beginning in the Neolithic Age, Ben Lewis's film takes us through the changing world of poverty. You go to sleep, you dream, you become poor through the ages. And when you awake, what can you say about poverty now? There are still very poor people, to be sure, but the new poverty has more to do with inequality...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 28, 2012

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Shaun Parkes

Director

Ben Lewis

Writer

Ben Lewis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt2507488