Invisible britain, paul sng of velvet joy productions, is set to launch a new, independent documentary following in the footsteps of his previous work. Dispossession delves into the escalating attack on social housing estates, and social housing tenants, in london. Britains housing crisis is brought into acute focus in this urgent and impassioned documentary, narrated by maxine peake. The great social housing swindle is a feature documentary directed by paul sng sleaford mods invisible britain and narrated by maxine peake, exploring the catastrophic failures that have led to a chronic shortage of social housing in britain. In 1979 42% of the population lived in council housing, in 2017 it is 8% and there are 1. I know this because the film is excellent at giving information. But despite the media spotlight, few stories examined the catastrophic longterm failures that resulted in a chronic shortage of social housing in the united kingdom. It is produced by his brightonbased company velvet joy productions. Since the 1980 introduction of the righttobuy scheme, the number of people living in council housing has dramatically declined in the uk.
The film reveals how individuals and communities are fighting against the state and private developers, as they try to save their homes from demolition, while. Velvet joy productions paul sngs sleaford mods invisible britain latest documentary focuses on the collapse of the social housing system in the uk. Balfron tower excerpt originally featured in the cinema documentary feature film dispossession. A documentary exploring the causes behind the social housing crisis in britain check out dispossession. Dispossession, the great social housing swindle the. Paul sngs clearheaded documentary successfully crunches vast amounts of material on the history and reality of affordable housing in britain.
The great housing swindle directed by paul sng is out now. Sep 15, 2017 in paul sngs new documentary dispossession. The great social housing swindle 2017 is a feature documentary directed by paul sng and narrated by maxine peake, exploring the catastrophic failures that have led to a chronic shortage of social housing in britain. With recent changes to housing policy signalling the end of social housing as we know it, dispossession directed by paul sng sleaford mods invisible britain and narrated by maxine peake encounters both experts and residents from places like. The great social housing swindle explores the agenda behind the neglect, demolition and. The great social housing swindle explores the agenda behind the neglect, demolition and regeneration of council estates in the u. Swindle 1 hours and 31 minutes movie 20 based on gordon kormans book swindle, this movie is about a boy named griffin who finds a valuable multimillion dollar baseball card. The great social housing swindle uk 2017 this is a social problemcampaign documentary written and directed by paul sng. The great social housing swindle, is profoundly affecting, and i recommend that anybody working in the built environment finds a way to watch it. Every now and then it is important to be reminded what that built environment moniker really means places, for all of us to live in. The great social housing swindle can be viewed online via. The great housing swindle was partly crowd funded by people currently involved in housing campaigns and by people that believe council housing is an important social good. This is the story of people fighting for their communities, of people who believe that housing is a human right, not an expensive luxury. The great social housing swindle is a feature documentary directed by paul sng sleaford mods invisible britain and narrated by maxine peake, exploring the catastrophic failures that have led to a chronic shortage of social.
The great social housing swindle in cinemas now he interrogates the ways in which the actions of central government, local authorities and the private sector have intersected to transform the uk in fewer than four decades from a country freshly revelling in the joys of home ownership, to. The great social housing swindle is a feature documentary, narrated by maxine peake, exploring the failures and deception that have caused a chronic shortage of social housing in britain. Actor who grew up in social housing on the edge of birmingham. For others it means, quite simply, losing their home. Dispossession is a feature documentary narrated by maxine peake exploring the catastrophic failures that have led to a chronic shortage of social housing in britain. The great housing swindle velvet joy productions in select cinemas now. The great social housing swindle is a feature documentary directed by paul sng sleaford mods i invisible britain and narrated by maxine peake, exploring the catastrophic failures that have led to a chronic shortage of social housing in britain. The great social housing swindle is a feature documentary. Dispossession december 27, 2017 critically acclaimed documentary dispossession.
Invisible britain and narrated by maxine peake, exploring the catastrophic failures that have led to a chronic shortage of social housing in britain. This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if a reader clicks through and makes a. Jun 08, 2017 for others it means, quite simply, losing their home. The great social housing swindle explores the catastrophic failures that have led to a chronic shortage of social housing in britain. Jun 14, 2018 narrated by maxine peake, dispossession examines the catastrophic failures that have led to a chronic shortage of social housing in the uk. The great social housing swindle is a feature documentary directed by paul sng sleaford mods.
The story of people fighting for homes, families and communities, dispossession directed by paul sng and narrated by maxine peake makes a case for housing to be further up the political agenda at a time when social housing is suffering a chronic shortage. The film shows the human side of the housing crisis, giving people who have lost their homes or are in danger of losing them a direct means to tell their stories. With recent changes to housing policy signalling the end of social housing as we know it, dispossession directed by paul sng sleaford mods invisible britain and narrated by maxine peake encounters both experts and residents from places like east londons own balfron tower. Described as carefully balanced and clear headed by the guardian, dispossession. The phenomenon is global, but the film goes directly to those affected and those who are attempting to fight back against aggressive bigmoney, lowethics interests driving predatory development. Germany, and where she found real freedoms and a sense of home. Dispossession the great social housing swindle 2017 dvdrip. A new film on social housing is touring cinemas around the country. This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small. The great social housing swindle dispossession bfi player. This feature documentary examines the catastrophic failures that have led to a chronic shortage of social housing in the uk. The great social housing swindle exposes the neglect, demolition and regeneration of council estates in the u. Sng is trying to capture the unarguable neglect on the part of some authorities and the desperation of those affected, and for the most part dispossession succeeds.
The film focuses on the neglect, demolition and regeneration of council estates across the uk and investigates how the. Invisible britain and narrated by maxine peake, dispossession. For some people, a housing crisis means not getting planning permission for a loft conversion. The great social housing swindle is a feature documentary directed by paul sng sleaford. The great social housing swindle is a feature documentary directed by paul sng and narrated by maxine peake and explores the agenda behind the neglect, demolition and regeneration of council estates in the u. On friday 16 th june 2017 the broadway cinema, nottingham, had a screening of paul sngs new film dispossession. The selloff of council land to private developers is scrutinised in dispossession. Ada lichtman describes cleaning dolls stolen from jewish children so they could be given to german youngsters, in the second part of claude lanzmanns chilling shoah followup. In this new documentary, narrated by maxine peake, we see the catastrophic failures that have led to a chronic shortage of social housing in britain. The great social housing swindle is a feature documentary directed by paul sng sleaford mods invisible britain and narrated by maxine peake, exploring the catastrophic failures that have led to a chronic shortage of social housing in the uk. The great social housing swindle, which examines the creeping drive for gentrification in the uk under the guise of regeneration.
A documentary exploring the causes behind the social housing crisis in britain dispossession. For some people, a housing crisis means not getting planning permission for a loft. The great social housing swindle kate muir friday june 16 2017, 12. The great social housing swindle, looks to investigate the failures and deception behind britains social housing crisis, showing how council houses across the uk are being destroyed under the housing and planning act. The great social housing swindle is a feature documentary, narrated by maxine peake, exploring the failures and deception that have caused a chronic shortage of social housing in britain the documentary focuses on the neglect, demolition and regeneration of council estates in london, glasgow and nottingham, and examines the human cost of the housing. The film includes interviews with social geographer danny dorling and. The great social housing swindle tells the stories of people living in social housing in london, glasgow and nottingham and charts the neglect and demolition of their neighbourhoods and communities. A documentary exploring the causes behind the social housing crisis in britain. Velvet joy productions paul sngs sleaford mods invisible britain latest documentary focuses on the collapse of the social housing system in. Decent homes for all has the social housing dream died. The social housing crisis isnt easy to get the bonce round, and unfortunately its not going away anytime soon, either.