Das Bündnis für bezahlbaren Wohnraum zeigt: Sold City (Teil 1) - Eigentum statt Menschenrecht (von Leslie Franke und Herdolor Lorenz, 92 Minuten, 2021)

In the organizer's words:

The first part of Sold City deals with the system of converting residential space into corporate property. Banks, funds and international investment capital are pushing into the cities. Hardly anyone seems safe from the sale of their home anymore. When it comes to cashing in, the only people who get in the way are the tenants.

This is how Daniel Diekmann from Habersaathstrasse in Berlin puts it. The police cover up for the owners and their sometimes criminal methods when it comes to evicting tenants and forcing them out. Housing is a public service and a human right. But politicians seem to have completely abandoned their duty to provide. Social housing construction has been dwindling for decades in the service of private investors despite billions in subsidies.

There will be an opportunity to talk about the film afterwards. If requested, we will show part 2 next year.