Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings

I Am Gentrification. Confessions of a Scoundrel

Switzerland, September 2017
FILM, Documentary, 99 min.

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directed by: Thomas Haemmerli
Written by: Thomas Haemmerli
Status: In distribution
Website: www.gentrifizierung.me

A humorous personal essay film addressing architecture, habitation, space, density, xenophobia, gentrification and urban development. The film’s main arc spans the author’s diverse living environments, beginning with his childhood in a rich neighborhood to militant squats, shared flats and yuppie abodes, as well as his various dwellings in such metropolises as Tiflis, São Paulo, Zurich and Mexico City.

credits

World Premiere: September 2017
Original Version: German (french/english subtitles), couleur et n/b, DCP, 99 min.
Production: ican films gmbh, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer: Mirjam von Arx
directed by: Thomas Haemmerli
Written by: Thomas Haemmerli
Cinematography: Stéphane Kuthy
Editing: Daniel Cherbuin
Sound Editing: Christian Beusch
Sound Design: Peter Bräker
Re-Recording Mix: Christian Beusch
Music: Peter Bräker
Location Sound Mix: Jean-Pierre Gerth

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights: ican films gmbh

Worldwide Distribution

Germany: GMfilms Distribution
Release date: 18.10.2018
Switzerland: Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Release date: 22.02.2018

Awards

(a selection)

Zürich, Zurich Film Festival, Special Mention (International Documentary Film Competition) 2017 (Winner)
Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis 2018 (Winner)

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