Shelter: A Squatumentary (OLD Trailer)

February 25th, 2010 | by admin |

With universally skyrocketing property values, rent and home-ownership have become unaffordable at best and impossible at worst. Thus, people all over the world continue a long tradition of circumventing the expensive price tag and reclaiming this basic human right by squatting. Shelter: a Squatumentary is a documentary film that explores the squatting movement in the East Bay from 2004 to 2007. We follow three examples of the struggle for housing in an unaffordable marketplace such as the San Francisco Bay Area. Hellarity House, Banana House, and Power Machine are stories of squatters who have found one tentative solution to the ongoing housing crisis

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  1. 5 Responses to “Shelter: A Squatumentary (OLD Trailer)”

  2. By thatkisskilled666 on Feb 25, 2010 | Reply

    there doing like a …
    there doing like a tour kinda thing, look at that adress in the vid and theres dates.

  3. By reaperofsilk on Feb 25, 2010 | Reply

    wow this film looks …
    wow this film looks amazing

    squatters kind of fall into a bad rep
    much like punk rockers wt green mowhawks
    people are cautious about what is different

    ive known quite a few squatters who were nice caring people who fell under hard times

    then i met a few who are just lazy drunks

  4. By Acumensch on Feb 25, 2010 | Reply

    I saw your link …
    I saw your link from Robert Neuwirth’s blog. Can we show your squatumentary on Scan TV? I help operate an Indymedia news channel and we’d love to play this when it’s done.

  5. By wizehop on Feb 25, 2010 | Reply

    Are you guys going …
    Are you guys going to give away copies or is this something we will need to buy?

  6. By moonbaby77 on Feb 25, 2010 | Reply

    i hAVE to see this, …
    i hAVE to see this, is it out yet?

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