Film
PROGRAM
AM I NOT A CITIZEN? – BARBARISM, CIVIC AWAKENING AND THE CITY
WORK IN PROGRESS |
EN CONSTRUCCIÓN
| Director: José Luís Guerín / Cast: Juana Rodriguez Molina, İván Guzmán Jiménez, Juan López López, Juan Manuel López, Pedro Robles, Santiago Segade, Abdel Aziz El Mountassir, Abdelsalam Madras, Antonio Atar / Spain / 2001 / BluRay / Colour / 125´ / Spanish-Arabic; English & Turkish s.t.
2001 San Sebastian Best Film, Special Jury Prize, Fipresci Prize
2002 Goya Awards: Film Best Documentary
A poetic and humorous cinematic look at urban transformation in Barcelona´s Barrio Chino district. José Luis Guerín´s documentary focuses on the demolishing of an old neighborhood and the construction of an upscale apartment block, part of an EU-funded urban development scheme. This intimate portrait of a neighborhood at a moment of change contextualizes the process of urban renewal as an encounter with economic forces that provokes the locals to rethink their past, their immediate surroundings, and their uncertain future.




