Not in My Neighbourhood Urban Activists Fighting Against Spatial Violence
From colonization to gentrification, NOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD tells the intergenerational stories of the ways in which ordinary citizens respond to the policies, process, and institutions driving contemporary forms of spatial violence and gentrification in Cape Town, New York, and Sao Paulo.
Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the American Black Film Festival. Official Selection at the Toronto South African Film Festival.
Running Time
87 mins
Year
2018
Kanopy ID
6563227
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