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201826 minGdocumentary

Urban Gentrification

Project: Moving

201826 minGdocumentary

Young professionals are leaving Rīga for Cēsis, a town in the Vidzeme region, which has become known as the hipster capital.

Urban Gentrification

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Kārlis Lesiņš

Synopsis

Young professionals are leaving Rīga for Cēsis, a town in the Vidzeme region, which has become known as the hipster capital.

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Kārlis Lesiņš

Kārlis Lesiņšdirector

Matīss Gricmaniswriter

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Cēsis, a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, has become a focal point for young professionals leaving Rīga in search of a more suitable living environment. A young professional investigates this trend, discussing how Cēsis has transformed into what some call the hipster capital. The film addresses the implications of this shift, describing it as a different kind of gentrification that impacts the entire town rather than just a single area.

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