SURVIVAL WITHOUT RENT

On May 30, 1995, New York's mayor Rudy Giuliani sent an armored tank down East 13th Street to evict a community of squatters and arrest dozens of protestors. Survival Without Rent follows a vibrant community as they illegally take over abandoned buildings in the 1980s and form a haven for artists and activists. Told with rare archival footage and oral histories, the film provides a glimpse into this anti-capitalist world on New York's old Lower East Side.

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Role: Editor / Co-Director

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Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Finalist for Best Short Documentary

DOC NYC

Chicago Underground Film Festival, Best Short Documentary

Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival​​​​

Maryland Film Festival

Athens International Film + Video Fest, Special Jury Mention

Rooftop Summer Series

Oak Cliff Film Festival

Drunken Film Festival

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Supported by: 

New York State Council on the Arts

Chicken & Egg Films

Untitled Filmmakers Org

American Documentary

New York Foundation of the Arts