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The Urban Landscape - screening seriesMain MenuLandscape Theorysome general thoughtsThe City SymphonyOrganism (Hilary Harris, 1975, 19m) Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1983, 85m)Rivers and DamsThe River (Pare Lorentz, 1938, 31 min) Up the Yangtzee (Yung Chang, 2008, 90 min)OilOil: A symphony in Motion (Artkino, 1933, 8m) Petropolis (Mettler, 2009, 42m) Deep Weather (Ursula Biemann, 2013, 10m)LaborWorkers Leaving the Factory (Harun Farocki, 1995, 36m) Maquilapolis (Sergio De La Torre & Vicky Funari, 2006, 69m) Workers leaving the GooglePlex (Andrew Norman Wilson, 2011, 11m)PollutionRed Desert (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1964)Space & PlacePowers of Ten (Ray & Charles Eames, 1977, 9m) Space is the Place (John Corney, 1972, 85m)NostalgiaThe Royal Road (Jenni Olson, 2015, 64m)The Urban CommonsStyle Wars: The Original Hip Hop Documentary (Tony Silver, USA, 1983, 70m)SurveillanceHow Not to be Seen (Monty Python, 1970, 3min) How Not to be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .Mov File (Hito Steyerl, 2013, 15 min) Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzman, 2011, 90m)Topiary Landbergcfb350d468ec5c2054ab0b7ea98b3e2b63e3e296