The thought-provoking documentary Class Divide is debuting on HBO Canada on October 3rd.
According to a media release, it is a timely look at the widening divide between the “haves” and “have nots,” the root of so many controversies in this year’s presidential election. Young people on both sides of the gap offer unique and honest insights that challenge common perceptions about inequality today.
In the final part of their trilogy about economic forces affecting ordinary people, director Marc Levin and producer Daphne Pinkerson (HBO’s Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags and Hard Times: Lost on Long Island) explore the effects of hyper-gentrification and rising economic disparity in one New York City neighborhood, which can be seen as a microcosm of the socioeconomic imbalances across the country, and the world. The film bears witness to the profound effects of gentrification and stagnant class mobility on young people who share a West Chelsea community – yet live in very different worlds – as they try to navigate this rapidly changing landscape.
Other HBO playdates: October 6th (4:30pm, 11:25pm), 9th (2:30am), 12th (3pm), 15th (3:30pm), 18th (6:45am) and 21st (6am). It premieres on Monday, October 3rd (8:00-9:15pm) on HBO and HBO Canada.
