Filem Alternatif 6

4:10 ptg – 4:40 ptg “Sustainable Penang” oleh Cahayasuara Communication Centre

Dokumentasi ini diambil pada tahun 2002 selepas pelupusan Akta Sewa Kawal yang mengakibatkan kenaikan sewa secara mendadak dan penghuni di pusat bandar berpindah keluar atau dipaksa berpindah. Walaupun sesetengah bangunan bersejarah dipelihara, wajah bandar Pulau Pinang mungkin tidak sama lagi tanpa komuniti bandar dan kehidupan seharian mereka.

This documentary was shot in 2002 shortly after the Rent Control Act was lifted as a result of which rentals were hiked up and thousands of inner city residents were forced to move out or were evicted. Even if the heritage buildings are preserved, Penang’s cityscape would never be the same again if the urban communities and their everyday lives are no longer there.