Directed by Ariel Appel / Produced by Ariel Appel and Alexandra Lacey / Associate Producer: Mashael Majid / Story Consultants: Mashael Majid, Tony Samara / Edited by Ariel Appel and Alexandra Lacey / Assistant Editing: Roberta Ryan, Robin Crane / Videography : Ariel Appel, Jin Zhu, Rebecca Gourevitch, Alexandra Lacey / Original Music: Tani Tietz

Watch trailers for the film here:

Tenants Rise Up! is currently featured as an official selection at the International Social Change Film Festival (ChangeFest). Click here to stream online for free.

To screen the film for an event or for your organization, please get in touch. We would love to collaborate. Contact us at: tenantsriseup@riseup.net

If you watched the film and feel moved to donate to the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, please do so below! Your donations will go towards the continuing to bring housing justice content to the public.

A note from the Tenants Rise Up! team: It is with deep sadness that we share in the passing of Princess Beverly Williams, a friend, fierce community leader and giant in the battle for housing justice in Oakland. She features prominently in Tenants Rise Up! where her spirit and her tenacity are so vibrant. If you are able, please consider donating to her memorial services at this link.

The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project and the Regional Tenants Organizing Network collaborated to produce Tenants Rise Up!: Fighting for Housing Justice in the Bay Area, a short documentary to set the record straight on what we’re fighting against, what we’re fighting for, and how we’re on our way to win housing for all.

More About The Film:

Tenants Rise Up! weaves together stories and analyses of tenants, housing justice advocates, and movement leaders across three cities in the Bay Area: Oakland, Santa Rosa, and San Jose. Together, these stories uplift how community organizing, mutual aid, and direct action are crucial ingredients for bringing about the Just Transition we need to make homes for all a reality both in the Bay Area and across the nation.