Company Town

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Company Town

2016

1h 18m

Documentary

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San Francisco turns into a playground for tech moguls of the sharing economy. Meanwhile, middle class and ethnic communities are driven out by skyrocketing rents and evictions, sparking a grassroots backlash that challenges the oligarchy of tech.

Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

10/27/2016

3/4

"Company Town" won't change anyone's mind about the issues. It's aimed squarely at enemies - you know who you are - of what the film's production notes call "the new oligarchy of tech."

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

06/09/2020

Bay Area documentary-makers Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman present a succinct and persuasive thesis.

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Richard von Busack

Pacific Sun (San Rafael, CA)

12/27/2017

The tense soundtrack and the rich visuals emphasize what's at stake-the city, even going through its ugly stage, certainly looks stunning.

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

12/27/2016

Company Town celebrates grassroots process and energetic democracy. It may just be the finest political film of the year.

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Quentin Quick

SF Weekly

11/04/2016

The must-watch film reminds us, as the next election nears, that San Francisco is facing a moral crisis and that we need to be on the right side of it.

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Synopsis

San Francisco turns into a playground for tech moguls of the sharing economy. Meanwhile, middle class and ethnic communities are driven out by skyrocketing rents and evictions, sparking a grassroots backlash that challenges the oligarchy of tech.

Director: Deborah Kaufman, Alan Snitow
Producer: Deborah Kaufman, Alan Snitow
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.2K
Runtime: 1h 18m