I am gentrification. Confession of a sinister

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Movie
German title I am gentrification. Confession of a sinister
Original title I am gentrification. Confessions of a scoundrel
Country of production Switzerland
original language German
Publishing year 2017
length 98 minutes
Rod
Director Thomas Haemmerli
production Mirjam von Arx
music Peter Bräker
camera Stéphane Kuthy ,
Thomas Haemmerli
cut Daniel Cherbuin

I am gentrification. Confession of a Darkling is an essayistic documentary by Swiss filmmaker Thomas Haemmerli from 2017 .

Synopsis

In his humorous documentary essay, the Swiss Thomas Haemmerli approaches topics such as urban development , the housing market , architecture , “density stress” , xenophobia and gentrification . Here, the project prescribes an autobiographical access: The big bow are diverse living situations of the author, starting with the childhood in the residential quarter Zurich Mountain , about squats , WGs and yuppie Appartments, to dwellings in large cities such as Tbilisi , São Paulo and Mexico City .

Ultimately, the author is the prime example of a gentrifier in the form of a fashionably old father who is driving Zurich's appreciation by buying a large apartment. National conservatives who claim that living space is becoming scarce because of immigration are also mocked , as are the left , who are opposed to the modern architecture and energetic densification of cities.

background

The film had its world premiere as part of the international documentary film competition of the Zurich Film Festival 2017.

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Filmfest Hamburg 2017: FFHH program
  2. ↑ NZZ: October 4, 2017
  3. ↑ Zurich Film Festival 2017: ZFF program
  4. ↑ Tagesanzeiger: October 8, 2017
  5. ↑ Zurich Film Festival 2017: ZFF press release from October 7, 2017
  6. ↑ Zurich Film Prize 2018