The Urban Studies Collection

By 2050, 7 out of every 10 people will live in a city â some 6.4 billion people according to the World Health Organization. THE URBAN STUDIES COLLECTION assembles over 40 essential films that explore the challenges facing cities around the world, and the creative solutions being developed to address those challenges. Filmmakers from around the world look at cities on every continent, providing a truly global perspective on urban life. THE URBAN STUDIES COLLECTION explores the key issues facing city-dwellers, including living space, livability, sustainability, crime, gentrification, politics, finance, sprawl, and the urban ecosystem.

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The Urban Studies Collection includes the following titles:

Great Expectations

A journey through innovative, futuristic, utopian and sometimes bizarre architecture projects.

Icarus Films | 2007 | 52 minutes | 7-9, 10-12, College, Adult

HSA Hospital Strike '75

A document of the eighteen-day strike by interns and residents at Chicago's only public hospital.

Kartemquin Films | 1975 | 20 minutes

Inquiring Nuns - Part I

Two young nuns explore Chicago, from a supermarket to the Art Institute and in front of churches on Sunday, confronting people with the crucial question, "Are you happy?"

Kartemquin Films | 1968 | 33 minutes

Inquiring Nuns - Part II

Two young nuns explore Chicago, from a supermarket to the Art Institute and in front of churches on Sunday, confronting people with the crucial question, "Are you happy?"

Kartemquin Films | 1968 | 33 minutes

Lagos / Koolhaas

Renowned architect Rem Koolhaas and students from The Harvard Project on the City explore Lagos, Nigeria, interpreting the chaotic city in an innovative, surprising way.

Icarus Films | 2002 | 55 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult

Living With The Past

Cairo is one of the few medieval cities in the world that remains relatively intact. This a portrait of Darb al-Ahmar, a neighborhood in the old city now facing a process of radical change.

Icarus Films | 2001 | 56 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult

Lost Rivers

Explore the growing movement and innovative projects around the world to uncover once-buried urban waterways.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 72 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult

Malls R Us

From impressive architectural projects to economic, environmental and social concerns, everything about shopping malls, and more.

Icarus Films | 2008 | 78 minutes | 8-12, College, Adult

Metal and Melancholy

Roving the city of Lima, Peru, Heddy Honigmann meets teachers, actors, professionals, civil servants and many others who have turned to taxi driving to earn enough to get by.

Icarus Films | 1993 | 80 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult

Moi, Un Noir

In this landmark documentary, Jean Rouch collaborates with his subjects to produce a complex portrait of Nigerien migrants in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.

Icarus Films | 1958 | 70 minutes | 8-12, COLLEGE, ADULT

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