City Portrait Movies

"The theme of the film HIDDEN CITIES is personal urban perceptions, which we call 'the city'. The city, as a living organism, reflecting social...

A collaboration between Jem Cohen with writer Luc Sante made in Tangier, Morocco, a city where neither of us had ever been. En route from the airport...

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

The Californian sun, which lights up the city, lights up again every evening in cinemas all over the world". Guided by these words from Blaise...

A surreal musical exploring the problems of the multicultural residents in a Notting Hill boarding house.

Lebanon today. The traces of the civil war are all too tangible as government corruption becomes unbearable. In a country where conflict and peace...

A Swedish documentary about Vällingby.

A boat trip in the Helsinki archipelago: images of water, light and people on the cruise. The same people are met in the city in different...

Sylvia Kristel – Paris is a portrait of Sylvia Kristel , best known for her role in the 1970’s erotic cult classic Emmanuelle, as well as...

What happens when we meet in the street? Suddenly, mistakenly, intimately. Estranged, rushed, too much, too little, too late. Smiles, small talk,...

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

A boy from Vila do Conde records a love letter on a cassette. His voice blends with music, archive images and stories from the past, some lived and...

Vilnius is a city of notable historical heritage and unique character currently undergoing considerable changes. Some of the life fragments our...

Is the city of Zurich suffering from ‘density stress’? What is it like to live in mega cities such as São Paulo, Mexico City and...

KCBT explores the shifting urban landscape and rapid economic growth of Hanoi, Vietnam through stenciled demolition ads that both visibly mark the...

Documentary film that takes a visual and anthropological journey through man's spirit across the thin line dividing excessive faith in religious...

Stuttgart in the mid-1930s: What did it look like in the past, what does it look like now and what will await the city in the future?

A young girl guides through the city of Ulm.