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The Great Together

Directed by
Rocio Calzado & Jasper Meurer
Country
France, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Length
20 minutes
Year
2025
Edition
2026

(Synopsis)

Amidst a severe housing crisis, Europe seeks alternatives to demolishing its modernist heritage. The film explores how urban utopias collided with local politics, market pressures, and community habits through a collection of decontextualized housing estates.

(The director)

Rocio Calzado & Jasper Meurer

They are the founders of docar, a collective bridging research and visual storytelling. With backgrounds in sociology, architecture, and political science, they explore housing crises and welfare in Europe. Their work has been showcased at venues including the Venice Architecture Biennale, MAXXI in Rome, and the Royal Academy in London.