Not in my Neighbourhood_special screening

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Gentrification has been constantly, falsely, perpetuated as a process of affirmative social renovation. However, despite these forced agendas, the controversy of displacement, conflict, and loss of affordable housing has led to one communal response: resistance.

Award-winning filmmaker Kurt Orderson offers an insightful look into the lives of those who are struggling against the atrocities of Gentrification, Urban Renewal, Architectural Apartheid and Spatial Violence. He cohesively facilitates an international dialogue by exploring the parallels of the current urban environments in three seemingly disparate cities: São Paulo, Cape Town, and New York.

Not In My Neighbourhood portrays an “on the ground” approach which evokes poignantly beautiful personal sentiments that are effortlessly juxtaposed with the courageous ability of the ordinary citizen mobilising for their right to the city.

Kurt Orderson_ Kurt is an award-winning filmmaker from Cape Town, South Africa. His career started after completing his film and television studies at Monash University, South Africa in 2004. His films infuse music, history, politics, and art with current geopolitical affairs, examining issues and unknown stories to create narratives in impermanent settings. He has directed eight feature documentary films shot between five continents, as well, more than 20 current affairs inserts. In 2009 he founded Azania Rizing Productions, an award-winning company consisting of a collective of filmmakers and activists who collaborate and create film and media content that facilitates unity and solidarity, forms new alliances and creates compelling content to stimulate public discourse. The company aspires to tell stories about Afrika, Afrikan Diaspora, and Afrika's legacy in world heritage to revive political consciousness and honour the struggle of our foremothers and fathers. Before this, he worked for six years at the South African Broadcasting Corporation and several other production companies. He has produced, shot, and directed high-end educational documentaries, news, and current affairs shows. His work has featured on a broad spectrum of outlets, including Al Jazeera, ESPN, ZDF Germany, ETV, TRT-Turkey, and HULU. He has guest lectured at various universities, including the University of Cape Town, University of Pennsylvania, University of Sao Paulo, Johns Hopkins University, Brown University, University of West Indies, and the University of Toronto. "Not in My Neighourhood," his most recent feature documentary, won the Audience Award at Encounters International Film Festival, Best Documentary at the HBO American Black Film Festival and Jury Award (Outstanding Film) at the African International Film Festival.