Videos

We have a rather large collection of videos about squatting and it’s now back online again! Check video.squat.net if you like. We have the archive and lots of news stuff too. Please help spread it all over the world!

Here’s also some videos on other websites, from when our archive was offline :

 

Squatting in Hackney – Orange Fence [ENG] (2011)


Squatters and protesters fighting against the gentrification plans of Hackney council. Download Video: Closed Format: “MP4? Open Format: “Ogg”

Kukutza: Crónica de 3 días de ocupación de un barrio [ES] [CA] (2011)



Kukutza: Crónica de 3 días de ocupación de un barrio / Kukutza: auzoaren 3 eguneko okupazioaren kronika (12 minutes, on youtube.com).

Lipdub – Kukutza – Bilbao (2011)


Video from Kukutza squat in Bilbao (10 minutes, on Youtube.com)

 

Learning German autonomously [DE] [SUBS – EN] (2010)


On 19 April, a barrack on a plot belonging to the freight depot of zurich’s railway station was squatted and revived with an autonomous school. Students and teachers depict their points of view (10 mins, youtube)

Squat Wars [CZ] [SUBS – EN, RU, DE] (2009)


http://tv.tuntenha.us/squat-wars/

Devoted to the history of squatting in Prague (Czech Republic). Memories of people and archive material are presented for Milada, Zenklovku and Ladronka squats. (27 mins, tuntenha)
Also available for download at the archive

Leegstand zonder zorgen [NL] (2009)


Leegstand zonder zorgen is een reportage waarin 7 bewoners van de 2 grootste antikraakbureaus Camelot en Ad Hoc worden gevolgd. (Vimeo)

 

Carefree vacant property (Leegstand zonder zorgen with English subtitles) (2009)

Film about the problem of anti-squat, which is spreading from the Netherlands t0 other countries (Vimeo)

 

Bristol Space Invasion [EN] (2008)


For april2008, in Bristol enraged creatives took a building in the centre of town turned it into an exhibition and music space (8 mins, youtube)

 

Temporary Autonomous Arts Brighton [EN] (2008)

Community space in Portslade, squatted during March 2008 for an arts exhibition (3 mins, youtube)

 

Property is Theft [EN] (2007)

A retrospective documentary on the squatting movement of Villa Road featuring footage of the famous movement plus interviews (approx one hour in six parts on youtube)

 

Dalston Lane [EN] (2006)

History of Dalson Lane area in Hackney, London, told from a squatted theatre (12 mins, youtube)

 

Okupa, chronicle of a social fight [EN subs] (2005)

Movie from Barcelona, 1996-2005 (37 minutes, on Dailymotion.com).

 

Table Bed Chair [EN/NL] [SUBS – EN/DE](200?)

Table Bed Chair ist ein low–budget Dokumentarfilm über die HausbesetzerInnen–Szene Amsterdams [subs DE] (30 mins, kanalb)

Table Bed Chair is a low budget documentary about the squatter scene in Amsterdam[subs EN] (30 mins, youtube)

Rhizomatic #1 [EN] (2001)

Film about a squatted art and community space that took place in Brighton in January 2001. It was organised by an anarchist collective called SPOR (20 mins, youtube)

 

West Pier Squatters [EN] (1996)

Captured from local TV (5 mins, youtube)

 

Justice in the courthouse [EN] (1994)

Brighton 1994 – people squatted a disused court house and opened the doors to start a counter culture movement which is still vibrant today. (12 mins, youtube)

Battle of Tuntenhaus [DE] [EN subs] (1991)

Berlin 1991 – The Tuntenhaus (House of Queers) was originally a squat on Mainzer Str. in East Berlin. This documentary follows the fortunes of the Tuntenhaus through the days of anarchy and riots that followed German reunification to the sudden eviction by 3000 West German police, armed with tanks and tear gas in a massive operation to (23 mins, youtube)

The Beat of Frances Street [EN]

Squatting in East Vancouver, a 48 minute documentary on the Frances Street Squats by Eleven Foot Productions, December 1990 (48 minutes, in 5 parts on youtube)

 

Islington Squat Punks [EN] (1983)

A peek into the lives of Islington Squatter punks of 1983, who spare change and charge £2 for a photograph! (5mins, youtube)