Gentrification Movies

Comedian Phil Pointer jokes about his inner-city upbringing, gentrification and the oddities of interracial dating in his debut comedy special, Sweat...

Set in Red Hook, a Brooklyn neighborhood on the verge of gentrification, GOOD FUNK follows three generations of citizens whose lives intersect...

“El apagón: Aquí vive gente” is a 23-minute film that explores the socio-economic challenges in Puerto Rico, focusing on...

In the heart of the rapidly gentrifying Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia three streets meet to form a bustling intersection of born-and-raised...

A home video camera observes everyday life from a balcony in Ciutat Vella. Over time, that same point of view reveals the shift from a lived-in...

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...

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

Kathy's family left on a Saturday morning in 1965. The rumble of bulldozers echoed through the neighborhood, and her block was empty....

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

Josefa Centeno, an 86-year-old woman, refuses to be uploaded to a digital afterlife, facing the consequences of defying the authoritarian regime....

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...

Filmed over four years, this documentary focuses on the impacts of gentrification as gay white professionals move into a largely black working-class...

A young boy who had been abandoned as a child and raised by wild dogs is taken to a university where a team attempts to teach him civilized behavior.

Set in a former train factory turned art gallery in Milan, Italy, Classe Media explores the contradictions of being a working class artist. This...

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

A short film about the changing face of London Soho and the implications of gentrification on Mimi, an aging transvestite.

Tell Them We Were Here is an inspirational feature-length documentary about eight artists who show us why art is vital to a healthy society and...

An unlikely band of misfits has made their home on a roof between a feed mill and the municipal waste treatment plant. But life is good, away from...