Halifax Neighbourhood Center Project at Fmovies. Shows a campaign launched in Halifax in 1967 to probe the core of poverty in that city--low incomes, ill health and inadequate housing affect more than twelve thousand people in the central area. The project combines the efforts of local agencies with those of government agencies to alleviate these conditions.
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An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in...
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Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.
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Author and activist Jane Jacobs talks about the problems and virtues of North American cities.
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Migrants from the countryside and unemployed people from neighbouring cities take over some unused land and establish a neighbourhood in the...
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J and Jacky are good friends who attend the same school. J is from a single-parent family, and will be taken care by Jacky’s family whenever...
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In the midst of a catastrophic steel industry collapse, a remarkable grassroots community effort leads to a national healthcare program that helps...
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Documentary film about four families in Pori, Finland, all struggling with unemployment and poverty.
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As Niagara Falls transformed from honeymoon capital of the world to Las Vegas North, corporate hotel chains and casinos cast a long shadow over the...
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This documentary is a portrait of Point St. Charles, one of Montreal’s notoriously bleak neighbourhoods. Many of the residents are...
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Documentary devoted to the architectural and urban planning designs of Le Corbusier. The architect supports his in-depth reflection on the city and...
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Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug...
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A close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out.