Squatters (2022)

A group of young artists and residents of Manhattans Lower East Side most of them immigrants took over two buildings in the late 80s and turned them into selfsustainable homes and community centers The buildings renamed Puerta 10 and Umbrella House gave new life to the neighborhood while catching the attention of real estate developers Catalina Santamaría has been documenting their history since 1997 when she met one of the residents of Umbrella House In Squatters she incorporates video footage shot by the residents who planned to produce their own documentary as a tribute to a community that came together to build its own utopia