Urbanism Movies

“A Short History of the Highrise” is an interactive documentary that explores the 2,500-year global history of vertical living and issues...

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...

This is Brussels, the capital of Europe, a city of concrete cages wrapped in glass, planned by businessmen and politicians, set in motion by...

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

A short documentary on the River Ouse, following it downstream from Lewes to Newhaven, meditating on the surrounding area.

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

This feature documentary takes a look at how the Halifax/Dartmouth community in Nova Scotia was stimulated by a week-long session held by a panel of...

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...

In this documentary, Marie-Claire Rubinstein reveals to us, through the testimonies of the inhabitants who live there, the architectural achievements...

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

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

Architect Stanley King involves the local Vancouver community in urban design.

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

The war zone of a dystopian multiplayer shooting game is used to embark some urban explorers on a winter walk, avoiding the combats whenever...

Exploration of the territory in a delirious time-space journey through the largest Megalopolis in America.

American historian Lewis Mumford looks at the city through history.

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...