Urbanism Movies

Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping...

Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted...

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

Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in...

This haunting, beautifully crafted animation is set in a not-so-distant dystopia where lonely, suspicious pack dogs set the boundaries of their world...

This documentary presents a before-and-after picture of people in a large-scale public housing project in Toronto. Due to a housing shortage, they...

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

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

Documentary devoted to the architectural and urban planning designs of Le Corbusier. The architect supports his in-depth reflection on the city and...

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

A solitary man struggles to cultivate beauty in a desolate urban world. Lonely and dislocated, he drifts in and out of a dream state envisioning the...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...