I Am Gentrification. Confessions of a Scoundrel
20181h 38m
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- Switzerland
About
Is the city of Zurich suffering from ‘density stress’? What is it like to live in mega cities such as São Paulo, Mexico City and Tiflis? Filmmaker Thomas Haemmerli broaches the topics of city development, architecture, density, housing market, xenophobia and gentrification from an autobiographical perspective. The path of his life has led him from a childhood in the villa district of Zürichberg, through his teenage years as squatter to flat shares, yuppie apartments and finally second homes in various cities. Only recently having become a dad, he plans to further enhance Zurich’s price appreciation by purchasing a huge, extended city apartment… This multifaceted essay not only humorously questions the filmmaker’s decisions, but also those of the right-wing conservatives, who are afraid of losing their space to immigrants, and the political left, who fail to embrace modern-age architecture.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Germany.
Details
- Director
- Thomas Haemmerli
- Writing
- Thomas Haemmerli
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Oct 18, 2018
- Studio
- ican films
Cast
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