Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Serfs Up explores the meaning of “home” in an era defined by widening inequality and unchecked greed. Set against the backdrop of 2025, the film amplifies voices across generations — 5-year-olds, college students, and 90-year-old veterans—each grappling with what it means to belong and to build a life.
The documentary pulls back the curtain on today’s housing landscape, asking urgent questions: Who owns the properties that feel increasingly out of reach? Where are these landlords based? And how has an entire generation been priced out of stability?
Interwoven with this investigation is a moving tribute to three senior military veterans, whose stories offer deeply personal and contrasting understandings of “home.” Spanning four generations, Serfs Up invites viewers to reflect on ownership, displacement, and the enduring human need for a place to call their own.
This is a FREE event, no ticket purchase is necessary to attend!
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A note from the Producer/Director, Alan Kryszak:
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I’m a filmmaker, composer and Media Faculty based in Maine. The 2026 film project explores 2025, an unprecedented year of greed, and the view from an up-and-coming generation who has little chance of ever owning their own home.
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Serf’s Up: Home & Happiness in the New Feudalism” premieres at the CCA, after the last project
“The Religion Move” screened in Switzerland, Amsterdam, Pisa, Boston and San Francisco. My films are on PBS, in addition to international theatrical screenings, bringing unheard stories ranging from American Indian Movement activists to food providers and small acts of kindness.
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The new film explores very personal perspectives on what “home” means: from a White Supremacy camp to retired veterans and an entire generation who doesn’t hold the concept of owning a roof over their head in our current society.
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This
preview feature gives an idea of how my UMaine students practice crew and editing roles, as I also teach
Digital Storytelling at Southern New Hampshire University and
Environmental Documentary Filmmaking at Unity College.
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The last eight films also include Passamaquoddy, retired veteran, under-represented communities from rural Maine to Boston: conservative and liberal viewpoints, specializing in amplifying voices who never in their life have been asked about their own thoughts and experience.
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Thank you for your time,
Alan
Documentary: Serf’s Up: Home & Happiness in the New Feudalism