The Walls Come Tumbling Down

197625 min 30 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Michael RubboPierre LasryWilliam Weintraub

Production: Roman Bittman

Script: Michael Rubbo

This film shows the rampant demolition of older buildings in Montréal to make way for the new glass towers that nobody seems to want. It describes the efforts of individual citizens and citizens' groups to stem a brutal activity camouflaged by the name of progress. Development is tearing out great chunks of the older parts of our cities, robbing the citizens of tradition and a low-rise environment.

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Subject categories


  • Urbanism > Community LifeQuébecUrban Development
  • Architecture > Urbanism

Credits


director
Michael Rubbo
Pierre Lasry
William Weintraub
producer
Roman Bittman
script
Michael Rubbo
narrator
Michael Rubbo
photography
Douglas Kiefer
Andreas Poulsson
David De Volpi
Eugene Boyko
sound
Jean-Guy Normandin
editing
Michael Rubbo
Pierre Lasry
sound editing
Ken Page
re-recording
Richard Besse
animation
Jean-Marc Brosseau
music
Ben Low

Awards


  • Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Citizen ActionItinerant - American Film and Video Festival