Teaching Module: Filming the City — Alex O'Dell
1. Technology and Space
Antoni Gaudi (1984). Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Arabesque for Kenneth Anger (1961). Directed by Marie Menken
Urbanized (2011). Directed by Gary Hustwit
Baraka (1992). Directed by Ron Fricke
2. Ways to Think About Connecting Dots
Eva Weber Interview (2009).
The Solitary Life of Crains (Trailer). Directed by Eva Weber.
Teju Cole Lecture (November 2012). "The City as Palimpsest." Harvard Graduate School of Design
3. Explorations of The City
Character studies. Mayor of Montimilone (BBC, 1984)
Film as urban activism. Não Se Và (2010). Directed by Vincent Moon
Space as an expression of memory. Wandering Sounds (excerpt). By Atlin.
Other Suggestions: Last Train Home by Lixin Fan, Happy Together by Wong Kar Wai, Yi Yi by Edward Yang, In Vanda's Room by Pedro Costa, Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee.
