When land occupied by low-cost and temporary housing poses the potential for inflated profit, the cyclical nature of decline and re-development is rarely a passive process – if only humanity can be removed from the equation. With those who stand in the way as pawns in an increasingly flawed system, homes that offer stability to the UK’s most vulnerable have been allowed to intentionally fall into disrepair, accelerating the speed with which they can be overturned, rebuilt, and directed towards buyers who can afford to pay more.

Applying a cinematic lens to an escalating issue in the UK, the residents of Wordsworth Drive in Oulton, Leeds become the focus of experimental documentary Hanging On, directed by Alfie Barker. Produced by Hollie Bryan. Funded by the BFI Doc Society Fund…read more at nowness.com

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