Urbanism Movies

This film focusses on the approaches that several cities have taken to one problem. Through various examples, it examines the implications and...

Shows a campaign launched in Halifax in 1967 to probe the core of poverty in that city--low incomes, ill health and inadequate housing affect more...

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

"This film is one of the first French Unit productions of the “Société Nouvelle/Challenge for Change” program. When an old...

This short documentary film is a fascinating portrait of urban and rural Quebec in the late 1960s, as the province entered modernity. The collective...

A young woman wakes up on a train going to an unknown destination. She has no recollection of how she got there or where she is. She finds herself in...

Individualized for profit, yet harmonious in its whole, Düsseldorf has met and largely conquered the conflicting demands of economic growth and...

The human side of town planning, as exemplified in Baltimore, Maryland. The Coldspring Project concerned a proposed housing development for lower and...

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

Exemplary in its town planning and administration, Bologna has been transformed into a city that is avant-garde, both socially and culturally, yet...

Under Dorchester Square in Montreal lies the cemetery where 55,000 people were buried in the 19th century. The square is still at the heart of social...

Following a commission from the College of Architects of Seville, for the production of a documentary about the La Alameda de Hércules area of...

Legault is an aging man who lived in a rural cabin, now a suburban cabin, as developments have popped up around him.

Exploring the impact of the now defunct Steinberg supermarkets on the urban environment.

Casablanca, vibrant and diverse, always ahead of its time, is the star of this exceptional show bringing together leading speakers and contributors...

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