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'I Am Gentrification. Confessions of a Scoundrel' is a documentary film (2017) by Swiss director Thomas Haemmerli.

Synopsis
The humorous essay film addresses topics like architecture, habitation, space, density, xenophobia, gentrification and urban development. The film’s main arc spans the author’s diverse living environments, beginning with his childhood in a rich neighborhood in Zurich to militant squats, shared flats and yuppie abodes, as well as his various dwellings in such metropolises as Tbilisi, São Paulo and Mexico City.

Background
The premiere of the film "I Am Gentrification. Confessions of a Scoundrel" is being held in September 2017 as part of the international documentary film competition of the Zurich Film Festival 2017.