A slum, as defined by the United Nations agency UN-HABITAT is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security.

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Click here to watch a 3-minute interview with Mark Volkers as he talks about the documentary.

"Bayani's Bridge" is a delightful new children's book, based on the family we filmed under the bridge. Makes a GREAT gift! See it here.

What happens to these people when their slum is demolished?

These Indian Slums generate a lot of economic activity

The Plight of the Kosovo Roma

National Census in Kenya will show a country on the brink.

Slum eviction meets resistance in Sao Paulo

Ongoing issues of Poverty in India

Photo Essay of Dharavai slum in Mumbai, India

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Indian Christians Languish in Slums

Co-Director of "Slumdog Millionaire" says to "...trust your instincts."

Tourists' visits to Prison in Bolivia are Over.

New Doc about slum dwellers in China

Award for Documentary about Mumbai Slum

Read about the work of Lemonade International, and their link to our Documentary.

Slum Documentary Captures Millions Living in Poverty (Sioux City Journal)

State of the World's Cities 2008/09

2 Billion Slum Dwellers

Urban Poverty in India

BBC Report Reveals Global Slum Crisis

Slum Cities: A Shifting World

Mumbai's Shadow City (National Geographic)

What's a Slum? (World Vision)

Some of the stars of the hit movie "Slumdog Millionarie" actually live in slums. And the world is taking notice.

Dutch Article about the Slum Documentary

Wall of Shame?

"Slumdog" Star is for sale by her father

"Taking a Tour on the Poor Side" from the Jakarta Post