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PUSHBACK Talks

PUSHBACK Talks

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Landlords without faces, apartments without tenants. In 2019, filmmaker Fredrik Gertten released Push, an award-winning documentary that explores the unaffordable, unlivable city, and the growing global housing crisis. Following the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, the film sought to understand why cities around the world are becoming increasingly expensive.

In June of 2020, Fredrik and Leilani teamed up again to continue the conversation they began with the film, and PUSHBACK Talks was born. Since then, PUSHBACK Talks has grown into an exploration of the social, political, and economic forces that shape our world, and of the actions people are taking to push back against inequality, corruption, authoritarian systems, poverty, war, and the shift towards far-right conservatism.


Join the Filmmaker (Gertten) and the Advocate (Farha) as they dissect these topics, uncover the connections between them, and search for solutions. How can we, as individuals, movements, and communities, fight back – push back – to build societies where every human being has the right to live equally, freely, and with dignity?


Listen to PUSHBACK Talks and join the conversation for a better, fairer world.


For more about PUSH and to view it: www.pushthefilm.com

For more about Leilani Farha and her organization, The Shift: www.make-the-shift.org

For more about Fredrik Gertten and his other films: www.wgfilm.com

If you are interested in watching his newest documentary: www.breakingsocialfilm.com


© 2026 PUSHBACK Talks Ciencia Política Ciencias Sociales Política y Gobierno
Episodios
  • The Monster (in your home!)

    The Monster (in your home!)
    Jun 30 2020
    There is a Monster taking over our cities. No one knows its name, and few have seen it, but it's at the heart of the global housing crisis. In this first episode, Fredrik -the Filmmaker - and Leilani - the Advocate - provide a swift overview of the global financial actors who have taken over our homes and turned them into commodities. You’ll hear excerpts from the film PUSH www.pushthefilm.com, including Professor Saskia Sassen who talks about financialization of housing and Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz who explains how pension funds emphasize monetary growth over morality.

    Produced by WG Film
    Recorded & Edited by Mikey Jones
    Music by Florencia Di Concilio
    Social Media & Support Team - Louise Gustafsson, Maja Moberg & Melinda Bergstrand


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    37 m
  • Why are People so Angry?

    Why are People so Angry?
    Jul 7 2020

    In this episode, the Filmmaker and the Advocate discuss the rage that is popping up in cities around the world right now and ask: WHY ARE PEOPLE SO ANGRY? WHAT'S HOUSING GOT TO DO WITH IT?

    In response to the Global Financial Crisis of '08, governments sided with the banks instead of homeowners. Suddenly people’s homes became 'distressed assets' and were purchased en masse by hedge funds to grow their capital. This ‘solution’ turned the world’s biggest private equity firm, Blackstone, into one of the world’s largest landlords. With this as a springboard, Leilani and Fredrik explore the anger sparked by inequality caused by financialization: homelessness and unaffordability in California; evictions in Spain and elsewhere; Uber drivers sleeping in their cars, and the disproportionate political power of financial elites. With clips from PUSH.

    Fredrik reveals that PUSH www.pushthefilm.com will finally be released in the US in early September!

    Produced by WG Film
    Recorded & Edited by Mikey Jones
    Music by Florencia Di Concilio
    Social Media & Support Team - Louise Gustafsson, Maja Moberg & Melinda Bergstrand

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    37 m
  • Airbnb: Friend or Foe?

    Airbnb: Friend or Foe?
    Jul 9 2020

    Whether you love ‘em or hate ‘em, Airbnb has had a huge impact on housing in global cities. In this episode the Filmmaker and the Advocate discuss the irony of a start-up that was originally established to help three guys pay their rent in San Francisco has turned into a 27 billion dollar business that has resulted in evictions and has decreased affordable housing stock in cities across the globe. Leilani and Fredrik also discuss some of the cities and Mayors who have pushed back against Airbnb to protect local residents and save the culture of their cities. With clips from PUSH www.pushthefilm.com

    Produced by WG Film
    Recorded & Edited by Mikey Jones
    Music by Florencia Di Concilio
    Social Media & Support Team - Louise Gustafsson, Maja Moberg & Melinda Bergstrand

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    42 m
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