Named after the Tagalog word for “garbage,” the film is a sequel to the 51-year-old filmmaker’s two earlier documentary films on the impoverished residents of the “Smoky Mountain,” the huge garbage dump in the Philippines also called Asia’s largest slum. In the latest movie, Shinomiya follows the later life of the people he covered in his first work.

“We need the cooperation of young people to eliminate poverty and hunger,” the director says.

The film will be screened from June 27 to July 24 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. Admission is free for those aged 18 and under.

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