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Just One Door Away
How neighbors respond to everyday disasters. Short films from Negros Island, Philippines.
About Us
When neighbors become first responders
Just One Door Away is a series of short films about how people in coastal communities on Negros Island, the Philippines, look out for one another through storms, floods and fires, and about the everyday care that holds neighborhoods together.
Mini-Documentary Series
Real stories, from typhoons to floods and fires, of neighbors who become first responders. 8 short films 9 public screenings at universities, schools, churches and communities, reaching over 450 people 5 disaster management agencies reached through smaller screenings 4 countries: in person in the Philippines and Singapore, and online in Thailand and Indonesia 1 international conference presentation The project also ran small community workshops where young people shared, through drawings and conversation, how they see their neighborhood and disasters.
JUST ONE DOOR AWAY
When disaster comes to coastal communities, the first help often comes from just one door away. A neighbor opens her home. A mother passes the word. A young person tells her family it’s time to evacuate. JUST ONE DOOR AWAY is a series of short films about these everyday acts of care in fishing communities on Negros Island, the Philippines. Each film follows people who chose to share their stories, in their own words, about losing homes, rebuilding, and looking out for one another. The films were created by Joanna Hioe, with support from a seed grant from the Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (IPUR), National University of Singapore.
“The Storm Left Our Home Untouched and It Became a Place to Help Others”
When Typhoon Tino destroyed the houses on either side, Rona’s shoreline home was left standing. So she opened her door to help her neighbors. 🏠⚡
He Lost His Home, Yet Served His Community
Jener lost his home to the storm. Then he went out to help his neighbors who had lost theirs. 🤝🏽
Home Washed Out, but Neighbors “Always Tried to Help”
Their home washed away. Neighbors, relatives and strangers helped them stand again. “They always tried to help.” 🏡💙
