Planet in Focus Film Festival in Toronto October 24 - 28

This film festival includes a number of films listed under the "urban" theme. You can visit the website for Planet in Focus for more information. Sorry for the late post, I'm new a this. Here is the list of films I've flagged, as relevant to this blog:

The Mall on Top of My House - short playing with
Mr. Wong’s World (Die Häuser des Mr. Wong)
Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 7:30pm - Innis Town Hall
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The Survivors Project: Voices from the Inside-out!
Friday, October 26, 2007 - 3:00pm - Innis College Town Hall
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Gone: Bill Madden
Friday, October 26, 2007 - 7:00pm - Royal
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Hiyab
Friday, October 26, 2007 - 9:00pm - Royal
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You Never Bike Alone
Friday, October 26, 2007 - 9:30pm - Innis College Town Hall
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Weapons of Mass Production
Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 11:00am - Innis College Room 222
Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 12:00pm - Innis College Room 222
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Third Ward TX
Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 5:00pm - Innis College Town Hall

rich/poor divide in world cities

Found this post regarding Extreme Rich-Poor Divides in some of the world's biggest cities very interesting after our discussion on Tuesday about the upper class & "self interest". It is amazing to see such a severe visual juxtaposition of wealth.

graffiti archaeology

Graffiti is the chameleon skin of the urban landscape. Equal parts public art and vandalism, virtuosity and subversion, it is among the most ephemeral forms of human expression. Graffiti walls are repainted frequently, as different writers compete and collaborate on the public canvas. A given piece may last years, weeks, or mere hours. For graffiti writers, this is expected and in fact fundamental to their process, which they perceive as an ongoing dialogue. However, most city dwellers experience this constant change only at a subconscious level.

Artists and photographers have been documenting the changes through time of graffiti in cities like San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles. Graffiti Archaeology is an interactive timelapse collage of photographs taken at the same location by many different photographers over a span of several years.