I was commissioned by Guerrilla Foundation to take part in the production of the short documentary “The Radicals: Commons and the Housing Crisis” as a Cinematographer and Creative Director.
Two years ago, The Radicals kick-started a short documentary that unpacks the crisis the city of Berlin has been undergoing for more than a decade now. That crisis has a recognisable face, and if you are reading this and live in another European capital, you’re probably affected by this same problem too. Commodification of life, privatisation of land and rent speculation are some of the characteristics that mark Berlin today, after years of progressive leftist culture where it was relatively easy to explore alternative forms of living and do public space takeovers that enquired into collectivity. The solidarity fabric that vividly echoed all over Berlin was shadowed as market pressures came to replace it, and the political wrongdoings after reunification led the city to be engulfed in the hands of a few real estate giants that today drive the prices of the housing market. — Guerrilla Foundation
“The Radicals” is a storytelling initiative powered by Guerrilla Foundation that explores contemporary radicalism, reclaims what it means to be radical, showcases the diverse faces of root-cause activism worldwide and tells fuckin' inspiring & authentic stories that are meant to reframe activists, uproot misconceptions & reroute rebellions.
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DIRECTOR Balolas Carvalho SCRIPT Balolas Carvalho, Teresa Lorena Machado CREATIVE DIRECTOR Rita Couto PRODUCERS Ivan March, Teresa Lorena Machado EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS European Cultural Foundation, Guerrilla Foundation ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Balolas Carvalho, Rita Couto CAST Andrea Mineo rep. Mayer Pavilion, Lucas Counter rep. Space of Urgency / Kollektiv Spieltrieb e.V., Michael A. LaFond rep. Spreefeld Berlin, Rabea Berfelde rep. Deutsche Wohnen & Co. enteignen CINEMATOGRAPHER Rita Couto GAFFER Ethan Ho EDITOR & COLOURIST Ana Martinho Moreira SOUND DESIGN Giacomo Mattogno SOUNDTRACK Arurmukha, Schwund, Zorka Wollny ARCHIVE FOOTAGE Andrea Mineo, Akim El Ouardi, Cameltown, Kollektiv Spieltrieb e.V., Kwon Gino S; Leftvision, Palestine Speaks FUNDED BY the European Cultural Foundation and the Guerrilla Foundation
