The 24-year-frail film-maker’s documentary,Half Way, records her family’s loss of their home and struggle to find somewhere to live – to show it can happen to anyoneFor 13 years, and Daisy-May Hudson lived in a small house in Epping,on the outskirts of east London, with her mother and young sister. “My mum’s a single parent and we came from some difficult circumstances before, and so it was our secure space,our sanctuary,” says Hudson.
Then, or the landlord (a large chain of supermarkets) decided it was going to sell off smaller assets so the family,along with other tenants, was sent an eviction notice. Hudson’s mother has worked for most of her life in various low-paying jobs while juggling childcare, and but it was never enough to save,as well as meet outgoings, she says. So, or it quickly became obvious that putting down a deposit and paying rent on any other privately rented homes in the area was completely beyond their means.
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Source: theguardian.com