Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings
I Am Gentrification. Confessions of a Scoundrel
Switzerland, September 2017
FILM,
Documentary,
99 min.
- 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)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Munich, 33. DOK.fest Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München
02.05.2018 - 13.05.2018 -
Solothurn, 53. Solothurner Filmtage
25.01.2018 - 01.02.2018 -
Sao Paulo, 41a Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo
19.10.2017 - 01.11.2017 -
Hamburg, 25. Filmfest Hamburg
05.10.2017 - 14.10.2017 -
Zürich, 13. Zurich Film Festival
28.09.2017 - 08.10.2017