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A grim view of urban planning

A new documentary looks at the work of Jane Jacobs

Published Sun, Apr 23, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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IT IS increasingly rare for documentaries to be released in cinemas, no matter how good they might be. Yet Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, a new documentary about Jane Jacobs produced and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Matt Tyrnauer, will be shown in close to 20 cities around the US.

The film has been screened in Europe and Canada, where it had a prime spot at Baconfest, which is described in press materials as "Calgary's favourite urban planning film festival".

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