Urbanism Movies

  • 2016
    World In A City

    World In A City

    World In A City

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    World in a City is a portrait of Toronto and the steps Torontonians are taking to create a society that welcomes and encourages new immigrants to...

    World In A City
  • 2013
    Amancio Williams

    Amancio Williams

    Amancio Williams

    5.32013HD

    A biography documentary of the Argentine modernist architect Amancio Williams.

    Amancio Williams
  • 2022
    City Center

    City Center

    City Center

    02022HD

    A silent journey through the mysterious, dark heart of the city center.

    City Center
  • 2018
    The Forest

    The Forest

    The Forest

    6.32018HD

    A group of people in a dystopian future is led through the last forest in existence. Plants? What were they again?

    The Forest
  • 2011
    The Downtown Project

    The Downtown Project

    The Downtown Project

    02011HD

    Just a stone’s throw from downtown Montreal is the largest social housing complex in Quebec. Built in 1959 where the red-light district used to...

    The Downtown Project
  • 2021
    Du béton sur nos courgettes

    Du béton sur nos courgettes

    Du béton sur nos courgettes

    02021HD

    Du béton sur nos courgettes
  • 1974
    Saskatoon: Land and Growth Control

    Saskatoon: Land and Growth Control

    Saskatoon: Land and Growth Control

    01974HD

    The city of Saskatoon makes strategic decisions which prevent speculation and keep land prices down.

    Saskatoon: Land and Growth Control
  • 1976
    Some People Have to Suffer

    Some People Have to Suffer

    Some People Have to Suffer

    01976HD

    Bridgeview, British Columbia is less than 30 kilometres from downtown Vancouver. The residents were promised a sewer system in 1953, but more than 20...

    Some People Have to Suffer
  • 2022
    Together We Cycle

    Together We Cycle

    Together We Cycle

    02022HD

    The film Together we cycle investigates the critical events that has led to the revival of the Dutch cycling culture. For most people, cycling in the...

    Together We Cycle
  • 1986
    Mobility

    Mobility

    Mobility

    01986HD

    This short documentary examines the complex range of issues affecting urban transport in developing countries. After examining cost and available...

    Mobility
  • 2013
    Picture Perfect Pyramid

    Picture Perfect Pyramid

    Picture Perfect Pyramid

    92013HD

    Picture Perfect Pyramid is a 16mm film which in counter-clockwise spirals, circles a large pyramid structure that was built on the outskirts of...

    Picture Perfect Pyramid
  • 1973
    Promises, Promises ...

    Promises, Promises ...

    Promises, Promises ...

    01973HD

    This short film explores the problems and potentials of small towns in the Drumheller Valley region of Alberta. Citizen participation in the growth...

    Promises, Promises ...
  • 1949
    A Capital Plan

    A Capital Plan

    A Capital Plan

    01949HD

    This short documentary features a portrait of Ottawa in the mid-20th century, as the nascent Canadian capital grew with force but without direction....

    A Capital Plan
  • 1974
    City Center and Pedestrians

    City Center and Pedestrians

    City Center and Pedestrians

    01974HD

    A look at the design of pedestrian oriented city centres.

    City Center and Pedestrians
  • 2021
    Douce France

    Douce France

    Douce France

    5.52021HD

    Amina, Sami and Jennyfer are high school students in the Paris suburbs, in 93. At the initiative of 3 of their teachers, they embark on an...

    Douce France
  • 2003
    Grand Littoral

    Grand Littoral

    Grand Littoral

    02003HD

    Valérie Jouve is a weel-known photographer, and Grand Littoral is her first film. Out the outskirts of Marseille, in a landscape criss-crossed...

    Grand Littoral
  • 1971
    City Limits

    City Limits

    City Limits

    01971HD

    Author and activist Jane Jacobs talks about the problems and virtues of North American cities.

    City Limits
  • 2005
    The Head in the Stars

    The Head in the Stars

    The Head in the Stars

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    The Head in the Stars
  • 2022
    Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square

    Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square

    Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square

    102022HD

    In 1959 New York City announced a "slum clearance plan" by Robert Moses that would displace 2,400 working class and immigrant families, and dozens of...

    Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square
  • 2017
    Matta Viel

    Matta Viel

    Matta Viel

    02017HD

    Focusing on the Matta-Viel complex, the immediate environment, the program, the materiality, the community of neighbors and its architects and what...

    Matta Viel