The documentary "The City of Sensitive Frauds", directed by Mario Riveira and Abraham Woodliff, premiered at Chinatown's Great Star Theater, attending to the pressing issue of gentrification in San Francisco. The project evolved from their initial collaborations on short videos into an hour-long film tackling complex social dynamics. Both directors emphasize how wealthy elites, while appearing progressive, contribute to the displacement of lower-income residents. The documentary aims to provoke discussions around the superficiality of progressive identities in the face of gentrification, culminating eight months of dedicated work.
"We went to Treasure Island and nobody was fucking talking to us," Woodliff said, reflecting on the project's initial stages before it evolved into a documentary on gentrification.
"Abe just threw this out, City of Sensitive Frauds... People in the city are fake as fuck," Riveira shared, discussing the provocative title they chose for their documentary.
"That’s the thing, people come from all over to San Francisco to be progressive, but their presence actually displaces people and makes them shitty people, even if their intentions are otherwise," Woodliff noted.
"We're just trying to piss people off with the title," Riveira admitted, highlighting their intention to provoke thought around gentrification with their film.
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