Thomas Haemmerli

Is the city of Zurich suffering from ‘density stress’? What is it like to live in mega cities such as São Paulo, Mexico City and Tiflis? Filmmaker Thomas Haemmerli broaches the topics of city development, architecture, density, housing market, xenophobia and gentrification from an autobiographical perspective. The path of his life has led him from a childhood in the villa district of Zürichberg, through his teenage years as squatter to flat shares, yuppie apartments and finally second homes in various cities. Only recently having become a dad, he plans to further enhance Zurich’s price appreciation by purchasing a huge, extended city apartment… This multifaceted essay not only humorously questions the filmmaker’s decisions, but also those of the right-wing conservatives, who are afraid of losing their space to immigrants, and the political left, who fail to embrace modern-age architecture.

Is the city of Zurich suffering from ‘density stress’? What is it like to live in mega cities such as São Paulo, Mexico City and Tiflis? Filmmaker Thomas Haemmerli broaches the topics of city development, architecture, density, housing market, xenophobia and gentrification from an autobiographical perspective. The path of his life has led him from a childhood in the villa district of Zürichberg, through his teenage years as squatter to flat shares, yuppie apartments and finally second homes in various cities. Only recently having become a dad, he plans to further enhance Zurich’s price appreciation by purchasing a huge, extended city apartment… This multifaceted essay not only humorously questions the filmmaker’s decisions, but also those of the right-wing conservatives, who are afraid of losing their space to immigrants, and the political left, who fail to embrace modern-age architecture.

Is the city of Zurich suffering from ‘density stress’? What is it like to live in mega cities such as São Paulo, Mexico City and Tiflis? Filmmaker Thomas Haemmerli broaches the topics of city development, architecture, density, housing market, xenophobia and gentrification from an autobiographical perspective. The path of his life has led him from a childhood in the villa district of Zürichberg, through his teenage years as squatter to flat shares, yuppie apartments and finally second homes in various cities. Only recently having become a dad, he plans to further enhance Zurich’s price appreciation by purchasing a huge, extended city apartment… This multifaceted essay not only humorously questions the filmmaker’s decisions, but also those of the right-wing conservatives, who are afraid of losing their space to immigrants, and the political left, who fail to embrace modern-age architecture.

Thomas Haemmerli está prestes a comemorar seu quadragésimo aniversário quando fica sabendo da morte de sua mãe. Um novo choque ocorre quando ele e seu irmão Erik descobrem o apartamento dela, que está imundo e cheio de lixo. Os irmãos levam um mês inteiro para limpar o local. Em meio ao caos, eles encontram filmes que remontam à década de 1930, fotos e outras recordações.

Thomas Haemmerli está prestes a comemorar seu quadragésimo aniversário quando fica sabendo da morte de sua mãe. Um novo choque ocorre quando ele e seu irmão Erik descobrem o apartamento dela, que está imundo e cheio de lixo. Os irmãos levam um mês inteiro para limpar o local. Em meio ao caos, eles encontram filmes que remontam à década de 1930, fotos e outras recordações.

Thomas Haemmerli está prestes a comemorar seu quadragésimo aniversário quando fica sabendo da morte de sua mãe. Um novo choque ocorre quando ele e seu irmão Erik descobrem o apartamento dela, que está imundo e cheio de lixo. Os irmãos levam um mês inteiro para limpar o local. Em meio ao caos, eles encontram filmes que remontam à década de 1930, fotos e outras recordações.