We asked some of the characters of the film ‘The Human Shelter’ how their life has been since they participated in the film and in particular, how the past many months under the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their lives and the way they feel about their home.

From the challenges of the nomadic life following your reindeer herd in Norway, to an important message sent to the world from a tree house in Uganda, to a floating community in the megacity of Lagos, and finally, a fairytale from Iceland. 

The Human Shelter was screened in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 10 in partnership with the IREP Documentary Film Festival and UN-Habitat, followed by a Q/A with members of the Makoko waterfront community portrayed in the film and the director Boris B. Bertram.