Name: Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-04-21

Citizen Jane: Battle For The City (2017)

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

April 21, 2017

Studio

IFC Films

Official Site

http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/citizen-jane-battle-for-the-city

Information

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

April 21, 2017

MPAA Rating

Duration

92 minute(s)

Production Budget

Studio

IFC Films

Official Site

http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/citizen-jane-battle-for-the-city

Cast and Crew

Director

Matt Tyrnauer

Producer

Matt Tyrnauer, Robert Hammond, Corey Reeser, Jessica Van Garsse

Starring

Jane Jacobs
Marisa Tomei as Narrator (voice)
Vincent D'Onofrio as Himself

Synopsis

Citizen Jane is a timely tale of what can happen when engaged citizens fight the power for the sake of a better world. Arguably no one did more to shape our understanding of the modern American city than Jane Jacobs, the visionary activist and writer who fought to preserve urban communities in the face of destructive development projects.

Director Matt Tyranuer (Valentino: The Last Emperor) vividly brings to life Jacobs' 1960s showdown with ruthless construction kingpin Robert Moses over his plan to raze lower Manhattan to make way for a highway, a dramatic struggle over the very soul of the neighborhood.