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New “All the Walls Came Down” Film Shows CA Housing Crisis as Real Estate “Vultures” Buy Up Land
Watch Part 2 of our interview about All the Walls Came Down, a new short documentary by filmmaker Ondi Timoner that looks back at the devastating 2025 fires in Los Angeles, which destroyed Timoner’s home and left the historically Black community of Altadena in ruins. The film, shortlisted for an Academy Award, follows community organizer Heavenly Hughes as residents confront the aftermath of the fires and organize to rebuild their town.