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Things Will Be Different

Name: Things Will Be Different
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-05-15
Duration: 64 min

2024 · 1h 4m · Documentary

If you're hungry for intimate, socially conscious storytelling that hits close to home, absolutely watch this tonight—it's the kind of urgent documentary that reminds us why housing justice matters, told through the real voices of people actually living it. Skip it only if you need pure escapism.

Plot

Things Will Be Different documents two neighbours’ experiences of displacement as they are forced to relocate from the Walker Street public housing estate in Northcote, Melbourne when it is sold for private redevelopment. The film explores the impact of losing one’s home and the important role public housing plays in our communities.

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