Speculation Nation

Showings

Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Wed, Jul 29, 2015 9:00 AM
Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Fri, Jul 31, 2015 9:00 PM
Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Sun, Aug 2, 2015 12:00 PM
Film Info
Section:Avant-Garde Film at Dutmers
Release Year:2014
Runtime:74 min.
Rating:NR
Production Country:Spain
USA
Original Language:English
Spanish
Subtitles:English
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Sabine Gruffat
Bill Brown
Produced by:Bill Brown
Sabine Gruffat
Cinematography:Bill Brown
Sabine Gruffat

Description

The global financial crisis of 2007 devastated Spain: 25 percent of the population lost their jobs, and hundreds of thousands lost their homes. Bill Brown and Sabine Gruffat traveled across Spain to document Spanish citizens inspired by Occupy Wall Street, mobilizing, collectivizing, and fighting for their right for a decent place to live. We see young mothers and their families squatting in failed condo developments; protest campsites springing up in front of bank branches; and empty apartment buildings transformed into experiments in Utopian living. Living “Without Light, Without Water, Without Fear,” they sit in protest, using the sides of the buildings as handmade billboards to call for affordable housing. A moving look at the determination behind community activism in the direst of circumstances, this beautifully composed cinematic experiment won the Michael Moore Award for Best Documentary Film at the Ann Arbor Film Festival.