Dispossession - The Great Social Housing Swindle (2017) + Q&A with Paul Sng

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Grassmarket Community Picture House

Join us for Challenge Poverty Week for a screening of Dispossession (2017) narrated by Maxine, followed by a Q&A with director Paul Sng.

Grassmarket Community Project & Coffee Saints Cafe

This powerful documentary explores the history and current state of social housing in the UK, examining how decades of policy decisions have led to the displacement of communities and the deepening of inequality. It will be followed with a Q&amp;A with the brilliant director Paul Sng (Poly Styrene: I am a Cliche, Tish, Reality is Not Enough). Our Picturehouse is kindly supported by <a href="https://edinburghfilmguild.org.uk/about/" title="https://edinburghfilmguild.org.uk/about/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Edinburgh Film Guild</a>, one of the oldest continuously running film societies in the world and a keen supporter of community cinema. Certificate PG - mild bad languageRuntime - 82 minutesThe films will start promptly at 7pm without trailersLight refreshments will be available for saleGrassmarket Community Project is a wheelchair-accessible venue.