I am gentrification. Confession of a sinister
Movie | |
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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 |
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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
- "Honorable Mention" at the Zurich Film Festival 2017
- Zurich Film Award 2018
Web links
- Official website
- I am gentrification. Confession of a sinister blank in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- I am gentrification. Confession of a sinister on swissfilms.ch
- Trailer on youtube.com
- Is Zurich still tight? on srf.ch
- Thomas Haemmerli. Confession of a sinister. in the Schweizer Illustrierte
- Review on filmexplorer.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Filmfest Hamburg 2017: FFHH program
- ↑ NZZ: October 4, 2017
- ↑ Zurich Film Festival 2017: ZFF program
- ↑ Tagesanzeiger: October 8, 2017
- ↑ Zurich Film Festival 2017: ZFF press release from October 7, 2017
- ↑ Zurich Film Prize 2018