20 Films about the Inner City

Leo gets a rush from suddenly interrupting the lives of others

One of thousands of children living on the streets of Addis Ababa, Zewdu gets an unexpected windfall that will allow him to return to his village

A graffiti artist squares off with the police and a bitter rival to finish a prized piece

In part one of this international fight anthology, Sebastien and Malik battle for control of the Tribe

Cruising on the surface of the sprawling cement crust that covers the Athenian basin, a bunch of lunatic bicycle riders reclaim public space with their environmentalist DIY style

Looking Toward Home is a one-hour documentary which explains government relocation programs in the 1950's

Journalist Mark Anthony Rolo (Bad River Ojibwe) journeys to Los Angeles to talk with the survivors and descendants of American Indian families

The uplifting story of a young colored kid saved from the mean streets of Cape Town by an old trapeze great, and indoctrinated into the gravity-defying world of trapeze flying, but the flybar between success and failure swings in the balance as his past and present collide to dramatic effect

A portrayal of evictions in low income housing districts in Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City

Follows the lives of several residents in Soweto South Africa, offering a scathing look at black urban life in South Africa

An innovative summer math camp held on the Wayne State University campus helps hundreds of inner-city Detroit middle schoolers

The Survival of the Wildebeest is a compelling documentary about life, passion, curiosity and learning.

This documentary follows the lives of six people who live or work on Third Avenue.

The story of a teenager who lost eight friends to gun violence and picked up a camera to tell the story of blood on the streets

In a city which has become a symbol of urban disaster, two projects indicate an important re-orientation of priorities.

Buffalo was once one of the richest cities in the U.S; and is now a place where racism and poverty plague a once great city.

Hip Hop artists join Detroit citizens to speak up about the effects of ill-planned urban developments.

Is it the people or their surroundings which seem savage?

A must-see intergenerational documentary that explores environmental justice and recycling in NYC's urban communities

African-Americans from this largely-forgotten stretch of inner-city Chicago speak out about race, class and the 2008 election