A Dollar A Day: The Tunnel and Other Lies

The Tunnel and Other Lies, filmed in Bosnia, demonstrates that Access to Good Governance is essential if people are to escape the poverty trap. Two men fight different battles against a government that has respectively taken their homes and jobs.

About the A dollar a day series
A dollar a day is six-part international series that shows what it means to live under the poverty line. While many people recognize that surviving on a dollar a day is a struggle, very few understand the nature of poverty. In addition, poor people are often not recognized for the creativity and resourcefulness they possess. The six episodes of the series revolve around themes, respectively – access to capital, access to markets, access to jobs, access to health care, access to basic needs, access to good governance.

Educational Interest
Each documentary in the A dollar a day series is an excellent resource for individuals and groups that want to learn more about the causes of poverty and what can be done about them.

Social Interest
These programs illustrate that while poor people may lack money, education, security or healthcare, they do not lack creative initiatives, knowledge, and willpower. Perhaps the greatest value of this series is that you get to know people who live on a dollar a day. They become real human beings and not just “the poor.” In knowing them you discover that they are not so different from us, because their poverty is largely a result of circumstances beyond their immediate control.