Excellent film that succinctly addresses the racism baked into decades of our land use and housing policies. The only way to improve the film would be to incorporate the experiences of Latino, Asian, and Native Americans for whom the housing market has also been titled against.
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
2018
Action / Documentary
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
2018
Action / Documentary
Plot summary
'Owned' is a fever dream vision into the dark history behind the US housing economy. Tracking its overtly racist beginnings to its unbridled commoditization, the doc exposes a foundational story few Americans understand as their own.
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Excellent Film
Must Watch... It should make you rethink the value of real estate
An excellent, meticulous documentary giving the background of redlining, the development of segregated communities, and how classicism and racism are used to distract focus from the real cost of greed and ignorance. The details are clear and plain some have completely missed the message, just pay attention... it's all in the documentary. Well done!
Enjoyable and educational
Hard to imagine a "fun" documentary about housing policy. But came across this trying to find a doc about red lining. Didn't disappoint. And went places I didn't expect. Really beautifully shot too. Great characters. Don't understand all the negative reviews. It's like people who refuse to believe the civil war was about slavery. Anyway. If you're not crazy and enjoy good films, and learning, this is for you. If you're a racist. Idk. Maybe could also be for you too.