Speculation Nation

Spain was hit by the 2007 financial crisis. As unemployment hit a high, banks began to foreclose on mortgages and repossess homes at a rapid rate. Across Spain, huge blocks of apartments stand empty, while thousands of people struggle to keep roofs over their heads. However the people of Spain are mobilizing. Filmmakers and former UW Professors Sabine Gruffaut & Bill Brown traveled to Spain to document the various ways that the country’s citizens are fighting for their right to decent housing.