Gentrification Movies

In the stillness of a remote town, a troubled writer intervenes in a neighbor’s abusive household— testing the limits of truth, heroism...

A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the participation of some of New York's leading political...

In the Zeeland coastal village of Cadzand, tourism provides year-round employment and vibrancy. At the same time, permanent residents are...

As a rural village prepares for its final harvest festival as a luxury building development is greenlit, an ancient threat awakens and Julian must...

In one single shot, Obras offers a poetic journey through time and space, exploring Barcelona's wild irreversible destruction.

Diosdado spends his time debating with customers, particularly with his boss, who holds strong opinions about the financial aspects of the...

A taxi drives through the city of Berlin. Its driver is a punk, left and a well-known figure in the autonomous scene. The stations of his trip are...

When a Developer comes to a small town looking at a specific piece of land the locals try to warn him off because that particular piece of land is...

Cranes and Voices explores the evocative power of sound through the experiences of people who hear voices and a collective of sound investigators,...

A tropical fish shop in the East End of London, the last of what used to be many. Tiny, watery dramas inside fish tanks accompany the thoughts of...

On the occasion of his last regulars’ table in his old neighbourhood of Schwabing, the laconic pensioner Schorsch's pals treat him to a cab...

San Francisco has long enjoyed a reputation as the counterculture capital of America, attracting bohemians, mavericks, progressives and activists....

On the tiny island of Martha's Vineyard, where presidents and celebrities vacation, trophy homes threaten to destroy the islands unique character....

Toronto filmmaker Charles Officer profiles the young people of Villaways Park, a housing project on brink of historic change.

A documentary chronicling the history and final days of the Crayola House, a legendary DIY punk venue in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Through archival...

While looking for a new home for his family, a Haitian demolition worker is faced with the realities of redevelopment as he is tasked with...

Berlin is changing. The film maker interviewed and accompanied real estate agents and investors and filmed tenants struggling to cope with the...

Artists, urban planners and the city of Berlin trying to transform a former GDR ruin into a place for new visions and concepts of city - a place...