A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry

As private equity firms and wealthy investors buy up parks, making sky-high returns on their investments the film asks: who are we becoming as Americans?

[Mike Loftin @loftinmd]

Not-so-fun fact: Institutional investors may control 40% of US single-family rental homes by 2030. Investor purchases of single family homes have driven prices up, shutting out homeownership for millions & creating a captive market of perpetual renters.
https://t.co/NdZAlEhcgy

[A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry @adecenthomefilm]

@DeeJargon @americareframed @worldchannel He did go. In 2019 🙃

[A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry @adecenthomefilm]

@ChaseMit Can we talk about insulation, please? As in NO insulation? Which I’ve explained to my East Coast friends until I’m blue in the face. Blue as in freezing.

[Chase Mitchell @ChaseMit]

This simply cannot continue. I know this is boring to people who don’t live in LA, but the weather is the whole reason we signed our blood oath with the devil to move here

[A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry @adecenthomefilm]

Sara reveals her thoughts on mobile homes and mobile home parks - the residents, the industry and stigma, the affordable housing crisis, and our complicated relationship with what the American Dream represents for each and every one of us.

[A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry @adecenthomefilm]

Check out this 6 minute excerpt of an interview with @saraterry13 for free on YouTube.

https://t.co/9vqexMiOS6

[WORLD @worldchannel]

#FilmmakerFriday: Why did filmmaker @saraterry13 make @adecenthomefilm – and what does it say about our decency as human beings? Go #BeyondTheLens with Terry and stream #ADecentHome now: https://t.co/sd940AC8nY

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

As even the most affordable housing options are endangered by re-development, mobile home park residents fight to preserve their community. Watch @ADecentHomeFilm tonight at 9 PM PST and stream for free on @worldchannel. https://t.co/tO29rN04P9

[WORLD @worldchannel]

Filmmaker @saraterry13's @adecenthomefilm exposes how corporations continue to profit even as #affordablehousing options disappear. Are YOU outraged? Read more from @presscitizen: https://t.co/7zyyDcHWGl

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

When a development project calls for the displacement of over 100 mobile home families, a community comes together to fight for their right to housing. Don't miss the premiere of @ADecentHomeFilm, TONIGHT at 8/7c on @worldchannel. https://t.co/tO29rN0CEH

[WORLD @worldchannel]

TONIGHT 8/7c: As one of the few forms of #affordablehousing left, mobile homes are a haven for hundreds of American families – but corporate greed threatens their survival. WATCH #ADecentHome on @americareframed, online & on the @PBS app: https://t.co/e1jrkESlJf @adecenthomefilm

[A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry @adecenthomefilm]

Tonight! Tonight! Tonight!

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

To own a home of one's own is an ambition that many Americans dream of. But as wealthy landowners prioritize profit over people, a chasm between aspiration and reality deepens. Watch @ADecentHomeFilm tonight at 8/7c on @worldchannel. https://t.co/tO29rN0CEH

[A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry @adecenthomefilm]

Tune in tomorrow at noon EST for a conversation on #TwitterSpaces with director @saraterry13 and housing equity experts.

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

THIS FRIDAY (3/17): Join filmmaker @adecenthomefilm director Sara Terry and housing equity experts on our #TwitterSpaces! Hear what residents of mobile home parks are up against and how the 1% continues to capitalize on the economic immobility of others! https://t.co/ri4CU2gsGz

[A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry @adecenthomefilm]

Supported by:
@emilydeschanel
@IDAorg
@JustfilmsSimple
@leffoundation

[A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry @adecenthomefilm]

TONIGHT on @AmericaReframed:

Mobile homes are one of the few forms of affordable housing left in the US. But will corporate greed overpower the cost of living? Find out who prevails tonight at 8/7c on @WORLDChannel.

https://t.co/5qNP7spjCW

[A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry @adecenthomefilm]

You'll see cameos from some familiar faces: @SenWarren
@ericswalwell
@RepCori
@MickeyDollens

[ROC USA @ROCUSAorg]

“Most owners of manufactured homes would qualify for subsidized housing. If we don’t preserve #ManufacturedHomes nationally, the waiting list for subsidized housing would quadruple," said George “Mac” McCarthy, president and CEO of @landpolicy.

https://t.co/yfIiciQl0r

[A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry @adecenthomefilm]

And WE are so proud you're a part of our film.

A Decent Home premieres tonight on @americareframed at 8\7c. You can find the movie on TV, online, @worldchannel YouTube & the @PBS app!

#communityorcommodity
#mobilehome
#housingisahumanright
#affordablehousing
#fairhousing

[Emily Deschanel @emilydeschanel]

I’m proud to be a part of this film! Check it out!

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

For Luz Galicia, a mobile home represents the American Dream realized – and the most affordable option for her family. Watch how the homes of residents like Luz are threatened by wealthy investors in @adecenthomefilm, 3/16 at 8/7c on @WORLDChannel: https://t.co/1sbWRW6yz2

[A Decent Home, A Film by Sara Terry @adecenthomefilm]

When a development project threatens to displace over 100 families living in mobile homes, a community of proud homeowners band together to protect their right to affordable housing.

A Decent Home premieres TOMORROW 3/16 on @AmericaReframed https://t.co/5qNP7soLNo