The economic crisis has been hard on everyone. Yes,
believe it or not, even well-off to wealthy people lose out during hard times.
The documentarian Lauren Greenfield didn’t initially set out to show what
happens to a wealthy family after the stock market took a massive tumble in
2008, but that’s what she ended up with. Greenfield first approached Jackie and
David Siegel about making a film showcasing the house they were building in
Orlando, Florida. It would have been the largest private residence in America,
although the Siegels claim they didn’t have that as a goal when they started.
David Siegel is the owner of Westgate Resorts, the largest timeshare company in
the world. He just wanted to move his family, consisting of his wife and seven
children, to a home that didn’t feel as cramped. The 20,000 square feet they
were living in just wasn’t cutting it anymore.
