City Under Pressure

This is How the Obelisk Was Born

The construction of the Obelisco in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1936

The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family li

2004

Radiant City

Since the end of World War II, one of kind of urban residential development has dominate how cities in North America have grown, the suburbs. In these

2007

GONE

As development encroaches on a farming community, they struggle with the loss of their heritage and land.

2022

Campaign: The Making of a Candidate

This feature documentary follows Toronto mayoral candidate David Miller as he runs in the 2003 municipal election.

2004

In Ictu Oculi

The six-decade transformation of a block of houses, shown by means of artfully featured archival shots, highlights the beauty and sadness of human-mad

2020

Shellmound

“Shellmound” is the story of how one location was transformed from a sacred center of pre-historic cultures to a commercial mecca for modern people. W

2004

City Dreamers

Urban architecture as seen through the eyes of four female veterans in the field.

2018

Places for the Soul

An intimate portrait of Christopher Alexander, a critic of modern architecture on a lifelong quest to build harmonious, livable places in today’s worl

1990

Saskatoon: Land and Growth Control

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

1974

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City reveals the fascinating life and complex legacy of architect and city planner Daniel Hudson

2010

La ciudad es nuestra

1975

At Tourkovounia

Greek internal migrants in Athens, after the Greek Civil War colonize the tops of the Tourkovounia hills.

1982

Queen of New York

Welcome to a different kind of drag race! As NYC emerges from the chaos of 2020, Marti Cummings (they/them), an audacious and big-hearted drag queen,

2023

Cycologic

And urban planner's journey to making the impossible possible.

2016

City of Imagination: Kowloon Walled City 20 Years Later

The Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong was once the densest place on earth, a virtually lawless labyrinth of crime, grime, commerce and hope. A Wall Str

2014

Rotterdam 2040

Rotterdam 2040 is a film about the city’s future, departing from the principle of Gyz La Rivière that you can’t look ahead without considering your pa

2013

The Sun Island

A documentary essay film about coincidences, shattered lives and posthumous fame. A found footage family film about love and passion, friendship and h

2017

The Iron Triangle: Willets Point and the Remaking of New York

Targeted for several failed redevelopment plans dating back to the days of Robert Moses, Willets Point, a gritty area in New York City known as the “I

2017

Father of the City

A film about "the father" of Malmö Eric Svenning and how the city has developed during his time.

2001