Push

Fredrik Gertten’s award-winning documentary, PUSH, investigates the question: why can’t we afford to live in our cities anymore?

PUSH follows Leilani Farha’s mission to build understanding that housing is a fundamental human right, not a commodity for financial speculation. 

PUSH reveals the same patterns of displacement and financialization from Seoul to Santiago, Barcelona and Toronto, making clear that it will take a coordinated global movement to challenge these forces. Watch outside of Canada → or Watch in Canada →

Featuring

  • Leilani Farha with short brown hair and wearing a black jacket looks to the side with a serious expression, with a blurred background of greenery.

    Leilani Farha

    World expert in international human rights law with an area focus on housing and property

  • Saskia Sassen with gray hair, wearing a navy blue cardigan, sits at a dining table with a glass of water and a mug. She has a serious expression and raises her right fist slightly.

    Saskia Sassen

    Professor of Sociology at Columbia University

  • Joseph Stiglitz with gray hair and a beard wearing a dark suit and light blue dress shirt, sitting in an office setting.

    Joseph Stiglitz

    Nobel Laureate in Economy

  • Roberto Saviano with a beard sitting on a couch inside a room with patterned wallpaper, window, and books in the background.

    Roberto Saviano

    Italian journalist and author of Gomorra

  • Black sneaker with white sole and heel tab sitting on a wooden surface with pink flowers in the background.

    Politiken Audience Award

  • Text that reads 'DOCS BARCELONA' in black letters on a white background

    Young Jury Reteena Award

  • DOCS [MX] logo.

    Premio del Jurado Global Docs Jury Award

  • Freedom Film Fesitival logo, featuring bold black letters set between a black bracket on the top left and a black dot on the bottom right.

    Justin Louis Award Best Documentary

  • Logo for the Green Film Festival of San Francisco featuring a green bubble design with the event name.

    Best Feature Award

  • Logo for the Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival in bold black letters on a white background.

    Open Eyes Youth Jury Award

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