URBANSCAPES is an intimate portrait of the margins of urban America, a fresco of its forgotten corners whose voice has remained unheard for decades. The film takes place in four different cities, Chicago, Detroit, New York and Newark, and features a total of 6 different characters who... [More]

URBANSCAPES is an intimate portrait of the margins of urban America, a fresco of its forgotten corners whose voice has remained unheard for decades. The film takes place in four different cities, Chicago, Detroit, New York and Newark, and features a total of 6 different characters who have witnessed the dramatic transformation of their neighborhoods. The documentary opens as the personal obsession of a solitary photographer, Camilo J. Vergara, who has kept track of the fate of American cities for over 30 years. Soon, through the eyes of residents and artists who have witnessed the dramatic transformation of their neighborhoods, the film reveals the urban landscape of today: its chaos, its offbeat beauty, its repulsive and seductive details. The film follows Vergara and others who have chronicled the city's changes on their spiritual journeys through their cities. [Less]