Urban Life Movies
- 1970
Night Shift
Night Shift01970HD
After a brutal robbery, a Shopkeeper sets out to get back what was stolen from him: his pride. Featuring a unique blend of fiction and reality.
- 2020
The Beginning of Life 2: Outside
The Beginning of Life 2: Outside72020HD
Genuine connections between children and nature can revolutionize our future. But is this discovery still possible in the world's major urban...
- 2010
Detroit Lives
Detroit Lives72010HD
Before its economic decline, Detroit was a major metropolis. Now, in the 2000s, the young people of the Motor City are making it their own DIY...
- 2017
Unarmed Verses
Unarmed Verses102017HD
Toronto filmmaker Charles Officer profiles the young people of Villaways Park, a housing project on brink of historic change.
- 2009
A Place of One's Own
A Place of One's Own62009HD
Moody, atmospheric ghost story starring Mason as a retired tradesman who purchases an old mansion that has been vacant for 40 years because it is...
- 2025
Rain
Rain02025HD
"Lluvia" showcases six stories and different characters as they navigate the streets of Mexico City, pursued by intermittent rain. Each one faces a...
- 2012
The Human Scale
The Human Scale6.22012HD
50 % of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050 this will increase to 80%. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic....
- 2010
Mundhinam Paartheney
Mundhinam Paartheney02010HD
Sanjay wants a wife who is educated but traditional. Unfortunately, all his attempts to impress the two girls of his choice fail. Later, his...
- 1999
Rosewater
Rosewater01999HD
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...
- 1951
Old Market Square
Old Market Square01951HD
A celebration of one of Britain's great civic squares. A ceaseless flow of buses and people crisscross the beating heart of the city.
- 2014
Everything Will Be
Everything Will Be02014HD
Sundance award-winning director Julia Kwan’s documentary Everything Will Be captures the subtle nuances of a culturally diverse...
- 2016
Aliens
Aliens62016HD
A young woman arrives in a city for the first time. She observes the people around her and realizes that she does not belong to that world,...
- 2024
September 13, 2004
September 13, 200402024HD
A 17-year-old kid from South Chicago coexists with his selfish foster mother. On his way to school with his best friend, they discover something that...
- 2025
Mr. Hidayet
Mr. Hidayet02025HD
Hidayet Usta is a shoemaker in his early 80s who has made a living repairing shoes. Having separated from his wife years ago and with a strained...
- 1969
I Love This Dirty Town
I Love This Dirty Town61969HD
An authored film by Margaret Drabble about the rise of the suburbs and the failure of city planning.
- 1964
Changing Landscapes
Changing Landscapes7.41964HD
A sophisticated and beautifully constructed account of landscape change in and around Paris in the early 1960s. The film raises complex issues about...
- 2023
Precariado
Precariado02023HD
- 1975
Walk Safe! Young America
Walk Safe! Young America01975HD
The film "Walk Safe Young America" is an educational short aimed at teaching children how to walk safely in urban environments. It emphasizes the...
- 2014
Little White Lie
Little White Lie6.52014HD
Lacey Schwartz grew up in a typical upper-middle-class Jewish household in Woodstock, NY, with loving parents and a strong sense of her Jewish...
- 2024
Mes voisins sauvages
Mes voisins sauvages02024HD
You don't have to travel to faraway countries to observe wildlife, because the fauna of the big city also provides surprises every day. Contrary to...