Urban Life Movies

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...

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...

Bern, 1979: a tower block called Tscharnergut. A group of friends get together to make a film about their experiences growing up in suburban...

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...

A metro driver with colorful hair is unexpectedly chosen as the face of a public transport advertising campaign, blurring the lines between the...

A mad serial killer is spreading terror throughout the 'hood, slitting people's throats and causing mass hysteria. A group of friends decides it's up...

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

Pavel is a teenager who has been just released from prison, unsuccessful in overcoming his guilt over a car accident which killed both of his...

Universam Grochów was a now-defunct shopping and service mall that emerged in the 1970s in Warsaw's Praga-Południe district. This...

Daryl Johnson a young man trying to stay in college and Burt Marshall a young man just released from jail work together at a Barbershop but clash...

Bern, 1979: a tower block called Tscharnergut. Together with a few friends (among them famous Swiss actor Stefan Kurt), director Aron Nick's father...

This documentary explores the complexities of Los Angeles. Blending a highly structured montage of shots exploring the city with interviews of...

Sanjay wants a wife who is educated but traditional. Unfortunately, all his attempts to impress the two girls of his choice fail. Later, his...

If you need it fixed – if you need it organised – if you don’t know how to do it – if you’re tired of doing it everyday...

Story of six interwoven narratives in Mexico City, exploring the human condition against intermittent rain. With each encounter, the characters...

Gerardo is a young man with limited financial resources who works as a public speaker in various squares and streets of Lima. One day, after work,...

Bern, 1980: A caleidoscopic portrait of Swiss urban life in the early 1980s.