Urban Development Movies

  • 1973
    High Rise Building Problems

    High Rise Building Problems

    High Rise Building Problems

    01973HD

    This is a 1970’s era, color movie discussing problems fire departments have with high rise buildings. It opens with a massive high-rise tower...

    High Rise Building Problems
  • 1995
    Yirrkala: Conversations with Dundiwuy Wanambi

    Yirrkala: Conversations with Dundiwuy Wanambi

    Yirrkala: Conversations with Dundiwuy Wanambi

    01995HD

    Yirrkala is an Aboriginal township on the Gove Peninsula in Northeast Arnhem Land. It was established as a Methodist mission in 1935 and over the...

    Yirrkala: Conversations with Dundiwuy Wanambi
  • 1982
    Brick by Brick

    Brick by Brick

    Brick by Brick

    8.51982HD

    A prescient portrait of late-1970s Washington, D.C., that chronicles the city's creeping gentrification, the systematic expulsion of poor Black...

    Brick by Brick
  • 2011
    Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits

    Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits

    Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits

    7.62011HD

    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...

    Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits
  • 1996
    Chicago in Time Lapse

    Chicago in Time Lapse

    Chicago in Time Lapse

    01996HD

    "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...

    Chicago in Time Lapse
  • 2022
    GONE

    GONE

    GONE

    02022HD

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

    GONE
  • 1972
    Boobytrap!

    Boobytrap!

    Boobytrap!

    01972HD

    In the new world of high-speed highway driving, there are a host of new dangers to take into account.

    Boobytrap!
  • 2010
    Raging Land 2 : Breaking new ground through Thorns and Thistles

    Raging Land 2 : Breaking new ground through Thorns and Thistles

    Raging Land 2 : Breaking new ground through Thorns and Thistles

    02010HD

    Choi Yuen Village faced demolition by the express rail project. In 2009, villagers protested and petitioned, sparking the anti-express rail movement....

    Raging Land 2 : Breaking new ground through Thorns and Thistles
  • 1965
    City Under Pressure

    City Under Pressure

    City Under Pressure

    01965HD

    The city of Edmonton is under pressure to deal with the problems related to housing, development, and traffic.

    City Under Pressure
  • 2009
    Raging Land 1: A Record of Choi Yuen Village

    Raging Land 1: A Record of Choi Yuen Village

    Raging Land 1: A Record of Choi Yuen Village

    02009HD

    This is a film about Choi Yuen Village, documenting villagers’ lives in the summer and autumn of 2009. Suddenly, weekly meetings, guided tours,...

    Raging Land 1: A Record of Choi Yuen Village
  • 2014
    The Barrier

    The Barrier

    The Barrier

    02014HD

    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...

    The Barrier
  • 2013
    Raging Land 3: Three Valleys

    Raging Land 3: Three Valleys

    Raging Land 3: Three Valleys

    02013HD

    After the anti-express rail protests, Choi Yuen Village’s struggle did not end with the railway project approval. Villagers shifted from...

    Raging Land 3: Three Valleys
  • 2025
    The River's Voice

    The River's Voice

    The River's Voice

    02025HD

    'The River's Voice' showcases people from Cincinnati and Kentucky and the stories and connections they have surrounding the river and their...

    The River's Voice