Urban Development Movies

"At the beginning of the 19th century there is no Chicago. There was a fort that was set on fire by Indians shortly thereafter. Later, the turbulent...

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

This witty and original film is about the open spaces of cities and why some of them work for people while others don't. Beginning at New York's...

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...

Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits" tells the story of Istanbul and other Mega-Cities on a neo-liberal course to destruction. It follows the story of...

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

Recent graduate, Arthur Macdonald, narrowly avoids a collision with a truck when he takes a short-cut to work. In his job as traffic safety engineer...