Urban Development Movies

  • 2013
    Gut Renovation

    Gut Renovation

    Gut Renovation

    4.52013HD

    Su Friedrich's personal essay charting the destruction of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. After living in the neighborhood for 20 years, the filmmaker was...

    Gut Renovation
  • 2020
    In Ictu Oculi

    In Ictu Oculi

    In Ictu Oculi

    8.52020HD

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

    In Ictu Oculi
  • 1936
    This is How the Obelisk Was Born

    This is How the Obelisk Was Born

    This is How the Obelisk Was Born

    01936HD

    The construction of the Obelisco in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    This is How the Obelisk Was Born
  • 1982
    At Tourkovounia

    At Tourkovounia

    At Tourkovounia

    01982HD

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

    At Tourkovounia
  • 2022
    GONE

    GONE

    GONE

    02022HD

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

    GONE
  • 2009
    Neighbor by Neighbor: Mobilizing an Invisible Community in Lewiston, Maine

    Neighbor by Neighbor: Mobilizing an Invisible Community in Lewiston, Maine

    Neighbor by Neighbor: Mobilizing an Invisible Community in Lewiston, Maine

    02009HD

    In the summer of 2004, the Mayor of Lewiston, Maine announced a plan to develop a four-lane boulevard across downtown's low-income neighborhood. This...

    Neighbor by Neighbor: Mobilizing an Invisible Community in Lewiston, Maine
  • 2013
    Rotterdam 2040

    Rotterdam 2040

    Rotterdam 2040

    92013HD

    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...

    Rotterdam 2040