Showing 1 - 10 of 233 titles with a criteria of Subject is Urban Studies

The Absent House

Sustainable design in the tropics. The story of a Puerto Rican architect pioneering locally-suited green buildings for over thirty years.

Icarus Films | 2013 | 55 minutes

The Apology

THE APOLOGY investigates an incident in the 1960s in which the entire community of Russell City was dismantled, pushing 1,400 residents out of their homes and off their land – all to claim the 200 acres for an industrial park.

GOOD DOCS | 2024 | 75 minutes

Arenal

Two teenage friends spend their summer in Madrid but are forbidden from seeing each other.

Pragda Films | 2019 | 22 minutes

Argentina: Hope in Hard Times

The Argentine people, in the face of economic collapse, provide a hopeful example for the rest of us.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 74 minutes

Argentina: Turning Around

An intimate view of new models of work, politics and community development in Argentina.

Bullfrog Films | 2008 | 37 minutes

Arid Lands

A moving and complex essay on a unique landscape of the American West, the area around the Hanford Site in Washington State.

Bullfrog Films | 2007 | 98 minutes

Backfired

Investigates the largest auto scam in the world, tracing VW's deliberate installation of defeat devices in their diesel cars to circumvent California and US vehicle emissions standards.

Bullfrog Films | 2018 | 61 minutes

Bad Steps, Ep. 02 - Female Stereotypes

The stories of Mimi and Greisy expose how difficult and almost impossible it is to have sports careers as women, but stand as an example of how sacrifice makes labels unimportant.

Pragda Films | 2019 | 26 minutes

Barber Shop - Ep 3: Detroit / USA

The car industry moved away to low-wage countries and over a million citizens left the city: ‘Motown’ became ‘Ghost town’. Barber Shop Detroit tells the story of nostalgia and pride against a background of economic recession.

First Hand Films | 2017 | 26 minutes

Battaglia

She's made a name for herself. She takes stark black and white photographs. In this impressionistic biography Letizia Battaglia is filmed in constant motion and color. A film about contrasts, on all levels.

First Hand Films | 2002 | 58 minutes