Urban Movies

A flashback to the early life of the narrator/ protagonist 'Tanuk' (Juvenile) shows life in the Magnolia projects in New Orleans. He bears witness to...

What happens when a world that relies on traffic and the logistics that allow it comes to a standstill? What happens when sickness and even death...

The young trapeze artist Alma is part of the show of a miserable traveling circus. In an act of desperation, Alma commits incest with her father, a...

Sunday at Il Posto Accanto is a deeply personal, hybrid film blending documentary techniques with narrative storytelling. Set in a beloved East...

Adrift in the cold streets, drug dealer Cristo is forced to come to terms with his past, present, and future.

Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

Xiao Bo arrives in Beijing, gets a job at a boutique, and is invited to stay with his lady boss, Ah Qing, and her husband, Kang. Knowing that Xiao Bo...

The film explores the destruction of a unique train station in Zurich and the construction of the new prison and police centre in its place. From the...

After her world is shattered before her eyes, sixteen year old Maeve finds herself unable to escape the violence of her life in this gritty urban...

Three separate stories create a gripping yet compassionate portrait of small-town characters immersed in the intimidating, alluring, and dangerous...

‘Moscou’ is a densely populated working class neighbourhood on the outskirts of Ghent, Belgium. Matty, mother of three, bumps her car...

Tarquin's life has spiraled out of control, a well bred public school educated man. Having nothing going for him except his own guilt, regret and...

Stations of the Elevated exposes viewers to an underground art scene- that is, one found exclusively on the sides of subways and train cars. A moving...

Kassovitz revisits the story of his cult film by adapting it for the stage and highlights the film's eminently contemporary nature. Recorded in...

Papa, a bullied young boy whose only refuge is a book about space, runs away after being involved in the accident of one of his harassers. His escape...

Alex is a shy, antisocial young man who finds a refuge from his daily routine at the subway. During his wanderings, he meets Sofia, a woman who seems...

A rampant, street level story of mentorship and everyday heroism in tough circumstances. An inner city coach's son, estranged in his youth from his...

Shot in downtown Minneapolis, Rush Light assembles a rapid montage of fleeting street compositions. Through quick cuts and sudden shifts, Devereaux...

The desert city of Las Vegas embodies the American Dream in its most extreme form. Turbo-capitalism and gigantic shows are a magnet for gamblers and...