Films by Steffen Jörg

Germany 2014, 87 min
by Irene Bude, Olaf Sobczak

„What’s gone is gone! And will never come back!“, Andreas says vigorously. He has been living in the post-war modernist „Esso-Houses“ since 1988. With the „Esso-Häuser Action Group“ he is fighting against the demolotion of his home, planned by one of the biggest players on Germany’s real estate market. For two years the film team has accompanied him and many of his neighbours and fellow campaigners: in the houses, in the flats, at demonstrations and brushmobs, at meetings with archititects in Pa

Germany 2009, 85 min
by Irene Bude, Olaf Sobczak

"Evict the people – put up the rent – bang – perfectly normal capitalism – or what do you call it?"St. Pauli is Hamburg’s most famous district, for many years it was the poorest too. But now the numbers of high and highest income citizens are steadily growing. Social contrast is increasing. The film is about St. Pauli not only being an entertainment and nightlife district but is also an attractive residential and business area. Old building stock is demolished or expensively refurbished, rents a