Roofs and Rights
In the late 1980s, Shelterforce produced a series of films around housing justice and tenants’ rights. One of the movies in that series was "Techos y Derechos" (“Roofs and Rights”), a Spanish-language film on tenant organizing and tenants’ rights, featuring the stories and experiences and victories of tenants in Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey. Produced in partnership with La Casa De Don Pedro and Newark Media Works and directed and filmed by Tami Gold, the short documentary was aired on Spanish-language TV stations to encourage tenants to understand and stick up for their rights. Despite the film being over 30 years old, the problems—and the solutions—featured in it will be quite familiar to anyone who works in tenant organizing.
Director: Tami Gold, Steve Krinsky
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 21 min
Production: Shelterforce, La Casa De Don Pedro, Newark Media Works
Country: United States of America
Language: Español
Original Language: es
More Films by Director: Tami Gold, Steve Krinsky
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Roofs and Rights about?
- In the late 1980s, Shelterforce produced a series of films around housing justice and tenants’ rights. One of the movies in that series was "Techos y Derechos" (“Roofs and Rights”), a Spanish-language film on tenant organizing and tenants’ rights, featuring the stories and experiences and victories of tenants in Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey. Produced in partnership with La Casa De Don Pedro and Newark Media Works and directed and filmed by Tami Gold, the short documentary was aired on Spanish-language TV stations to encourage tenants to understand and stick up for their rights. Despite the film being over 30 years old, the problems—and the solutions—featured in it will be quite familiar to anyone who works in tenant organizing.
- Who directed Roofs and Rights?
- Roofs and Rights was directed by Tami Gold, Steve Krinsky.
- How long is Roofs and Rights?
- Roofs and Rights has a runtime of 21m (21 minutes).
- What genre is Roofs and Rights?
- Roofs and Rights is a Documentary film.
- Where was Roofs and Rights produced?
- Roofs and Rights was produced in United States of America.