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This Bastille Day, join Low Cinema and Power Up Now for an evening of urbanist imagineering, from evocations of the avant-garde architectural collective Archigram and Jane Jacobs's Toronto-boosterism to the Federation of Black Cowboys in southern Queens, spelunking in abandoned subway tunnels, and scouring the city for a decent public restroom.
The program:
An animated 2013 short of a newspaper coming to life in the city around it. Reminiscent of the stylings of the 60s avant-garde architectural collective Archigram. (8 mins)
This 1971 short film follows Jane Jacobs, urbanism’s patron saint, as she declares that New York is over and that the future of mixed-use city building is in Toronto. (28 mins)
A 2010 documentary portrait of the Jewel Street neighborhood, a low-lying area wedged between Brooklyn and Queens and disconnected for the City’s sewage infrastructure. Also known as “The Hole”, the area has a semi-mythic status with cowboys, off grid living, and as an alleged mob body-dumping ground. (10 mins)
This 2011 short film give us a view of the city through the eyes of an urban explorer as he treks through the tunnels, sewers and drains beneath our feet. (28 mins)
In this 2023 episode of an innovative docu-comedy TV series, a filmmaker discovers just what a nightmare it is to find a public bathroom in New York City. Why aren't there enough bathrooms, and what can be done to address this urgent issue? (29 minutes)
Total runtime: 103 mins.
The program will be followed by a panel discussion with Jen Abrahams, Rachel Frumin, and Samantha Maldonado, and other special guests. Closed captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided.
Samantha Maldonado is a journalist with the City Reporter, where she covers climate, resiliency, housing and development. She has also reported for Politico, the Associated Press, CNN and others, and is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
Rachel Frumin is the Director of Concessions & Franchises at the New York City Department of Transportation. With an educational background in city and regional planning, she promotes the activation of public plazas and open streets and oversees Automated Public Toilets as part of DOT's Coordinated Street Furniture Franchise.
Power Up Now is a writing project that brings to light stories of the unseen infrastructure that influences our lives and connects us to each other. It is run by Jen Abrahams, an urban planner focusing on tackling the climate crisis and eliminating our reliance on fossil fuel infrastructure.
All sales are final; no refunds or exchanges. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
Urbanism Shorts w/ Power Up Now
Upcoming Showings
TUE JUL 14
This Bastille Day, join Low Cinema and Power Up Now for an evening of urbanist imagineering, from evocations of the avant-garde architectural collective Archigram and Jane Jacobs's Toronto-boosterism to the Federation of Black Cowboys in southern Queens, spelunking in abandoned subway tunnels, and scouring the city for a decent public restroom.
The program:
An animated 2013 short of a newspaper coming to life in the city around it. Reminiscent of the stylings of the 60s avant-garde architectural collective Archigram. (8 mins)
This 1971 short film follows Jane Jacobs, urbanism’s patron saint, as she declares that New York is over and that the future of mixed-use city building is in Toronto. (28 mins)
A 2010 documentary portrait of the Jewel Street neighborhood, a low-lying area wedged between Brooklyn and Queens and disconnected for the City’s sewage infrastructure. Also known as “The Hole”, the area has a semi-mythic status with cowboys, off grid living, and as an alleged mob body-dumping ground. (10 mins)
This 2011 short film give us a view of the city through the eyes of an urban explorer as he treks through the tunnels, sewers and drains beneath our feet. (28 mins)
In this 2023 episode of an innovative docu-comedy TV series, a filmmaker discovers just what a nightmare it is to find a public bathroom in New York City. Why aren't there enough bathrooms, and what can be done to address this urgent issue? (29 minutes)
Total runtime: 103 mins.
The program will be followed by a panel discussion with Jen Abrahams, Rachel Frumin, and Samantha Maldonado, and other special guests. Closed captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided.
Samantha Maldonado is a journalist with the City Reporter, where she covers climate, resiliency, housing and development. She has also reported for Politico, the Associated Press, CNN and others, and is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
Rachel Frumin is the Director of Concessions & Franchises at the New York City Department of Transportation. With an educational background in city and regional planning, she promotes the activation of public plazas and open streets and oversees Automated Public Toilets as part of DOT's Coordinated Street Furniture Franchise.
Power Up Now is a writing project that brings to light stories of the unseen infrastructure that influences our lives and connects us to each other. It is run by Jen Abrahams, an urban planner focusing on tackling the climate crisis and eliminating our reliance on fossil fuel infrastructure.
All sales are final; no refunds or exchanges. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
