The Wounded City: Urban Violence and the Cityscape
Selected by José Muñoz, 60 minutes

The same things that make the urban cityscape vibrant and interesting also make it the site of potential violence. The clash of genders, races and nationalities that contribute to the city's diversity can, at anytime, erupt into violence. Representations of violence are central to the media's narration of urban landscapes. The most poignant example of this potential for violence is the devastation of September 11.

This program includes videos that respond to that act of violence and other, less extreme, incidents of urban upheaval. The program juxtaposes videos that represent the devastation of September 11 with scenes like a violent confrontation between a man and a woman on the streets of Havana, a riot against police authority and brutality in Mexico city and scene from car crashes the television show CHIPS. The Wounded City is a showcase of responses to everyday urban life.

PROGRAM:

Poli I by Yoshua Okón, 2:00, 2001

41 Shots by Sherry Millner and Ernest Larsen, 14:00 2000

911 by Andreas Troeger, 9:45, 2002

Brooklyn Promenade by Mark Street, 2:30 2001

Reportage by Raul Cordero, 6:00,

Untitled by Jeff Spohn, 4:00, 2001

Urban Shift by Zohar Kfir, 4:30, 2001

Love Songs #1, by Art Jones, 12:00, 2000

Death Threats, by Peter Campus, 3:10, 2000

Mexico, Mexico, by Humberto Duque, 1:38