Unconditional Film Launch – Monday Nov 18, Chancellor’s Building2.1, Bath Uni, 6.15pm

What would it mean to help the poor without preconditions? To address the precarity at the heart of poverty? And to stand in solidarity with, rather than offering unwelcome charity to, those who are marginalised and forgotten?

Unconditional tells the story of two inspiring policy experiments in India and Bangladesh. Combining universal basic income with open-ended community organiser support across five urban slums in Dhaka and Hyderabad, these experiments showed what can be possible when social assistance is rooted in principles of care, connection, and justice.

Told through the stories of pilot participants, with contributions from their community organisers, this 30-minute documentary sheds light on the power of ‘UBI plus’ and points towards a future where unconditionality is the foundation stone of social policy.

The filmmakers will be in attendance and will present the film, after which they are keen to receive critical commentary and feedback from the audience, particularly around how the film can be useful for policy advocacy and how it can be strengthened. Drinks will be served at the end of the screening.