Future Screenings:
New York City
Municipal Art Society of New York
( MASNYC Website )
Monday, June 11th
MASNYC
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
( UICA website — Map )
Tuesday, June 12th
UICA
2 West Fulton
Grand Rapids, Michigan [Map]
New York City
Anthology Film Archives
( Anthology Film Archives Website — Map )
June 15th & 17th
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10003 [Map]
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
( OKC Museum of Art Website — Map )
June 23rd
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch Drive
Oklahoma City, OK [Map]
Pittsburgh
cityLAB Pittburgh
( cityLAB Website )
July 26
cityLAB, Pittsburgh
Past Screenings:
Chicago
Architecture and Design Film Festival
@Music Box Theatre
( Arch & Design FF's Website — Map )
April 12 - 16
Music Box Theater
3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, IL[Map]
Tulsa, Oklahoma
OK Center for Creativity
Tulsa Community College
( Center for Creativity Website — Map )
Tuesday, April 17th
Center for Creativity
909 S Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK 74119 [Map]
Detroit, Michigan
Cass City Cinema
( Cass City Cinema Website — Map )
April 19 - 22
Cass City Cinema
3420 Cass Avenue, Midtown-Detroit, MI 48201 [Map]
Los Angeles
Laemmle Music Hall
( Laemmle Music Hall Website — Map )
Opens April 27, 2012
Laemmle Music Hall
9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 90211 [Map]
San Francisco
Yerba Buena Film Institute
( YBCA Website — Map )
Sunday, April 29th
Yerba Buena Film Institute
701 Mission Street (at 3rd Street), San Francisco, CA 94103-3138 [Map]
Winston-Salem, NC
A/perture Cinema
( A/perture Cinema Website — Map )
May 1 - 3
A/perture Cinema
311 West Fourth St., Winston Salem, NC [Map]
Cleveland, Ohio
The Cleveland Museum of Art
( Film Series Website — Map )
Friday, May 18th
The Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio [Map]
Montréal
Cinema Politica, Concordia University
( Cinema Politica's Website — Map )
Monday, March 19 — 7:00PM
1455 de Maisonneuve, Room H-110 [Map]
Austin, Texas
Arthouse at the Jones Center
Rooftop Architecture Film Series
( Rooftop Architecture Film Series Website — Map )
Wednesday, March 21st
Jones Center
700 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701 [Map]
Waterville, Maine
Railroad Square Cinema
( Railroad Square Cinema's Website — Map )
Wednesday, March 21
17 Railroad Square, Waterville, Maine [Map]
Columbia, Missouri
the Missouri Conference on History
Presented by the State Historical Society of Missouri
( Missouri Conference on History Website — Map )
March 29 - 30, 2012 – Courtyard Columbia [Map]
Portland, Oregon
Mississippi Studios
( Mississippi Studios Website — Map )
Two showings:
Wednesday, April 4th – 6:30PM [purchase tickets]
Wednesday, April 4th – 9:00PM [purchase tickets]
Mississippi Studios
3939 N. Mississippi Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97227 [Map]
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis Museum of Art
( Event Website — Map )
Thursday, April 5th
The Toby
4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis [Map]
Brookline, Massachusetts
Coolidge Corner Theatre
( Coolidge Corner Theatre Website — Map )
Opens April 6, 2012
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street, Brookline MA 02446 [Map]
Webster Groves, Missouri
Webster University Film Series
( Webster Film Series Website — Map )
Thursday, March 1st
Winifred Moore Auditorium [Map]
Hudson, New York
Time & Space LTD
( Time & Space LTD's Website — Map )
March 2-4, March 10
434 Columbia Street, Hudson, NY [Map]
Staten Island, NY
College of Staten Island
( College of Staten Island's Website ) Thursday, March 8th
Washington, D.C.
West End Cinema
( West End Cinema Website — Map )
Opens March 9th
West End Cinema
2301 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037 [Map]
Philadelphia
Rave Motion Pictures University 6
Presented by: The Department of City Planning, Diverse Design, and the Planner's Network
( Event Website — Map )
Thursday, February 23 — 7:00PM
Rave Motion Pictures University 6
230 S. 40th St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 [Map]
New York City
IFC Center
( IFC's Website — Map )
Friday, January 20 — Tuesday, January 24 at: 12:45, 2:35, 4:25, 6:20, 8:20, 10:15PM
Thursday, January 26 at: 6:20PM
FIVE NEW DATES:
Thanks, NYC, for the great reception. They've held us over for five more days:
Friday, Jan 27 at: 10:45 AM, 12:50 PM, 4:30 PM, 8:20 PM
Saturday, Jan 28 at: 10:45 AM, 12:50 PM, 4:30 PM, 8:20 PM
Sunday, Jan 29 at: 10:45 AM, 12:50 PM, 4:30 PM, 8:20 PM
Monday, Jan 30 at: 10:45 AM, 12:50 PM, 4:30 PM
Tuesday, Jan 31 at: 10:45 AM, 12:50 PM, 4:30 PM
EIGHT NEW, NEW DATES:
Wow, NYC, we can't thank you enough. They've held us over for an additional week:
Thursday, Feb 2 at: 10:45 AM, 12:50 PM, 4:30 PM, 8:20 PM
Friday, Feb 3 at: 12:55 PM, 2:45 PM, 4:35 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:25 PM, 10:15 PM
Saturday, Feb 4 at: 12:55 PM, 2:45 PM, 4:35 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:25 PM, 10:15 PM
Sunday, Feb 5 at: 12:55 PM, 2:45 PM, 4:35 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:25 PM, 10:15 PM
Monday, Feb 6 at: 12:55 PM, 2:45 PM, 4:35 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:25 PM, 10:15 PM
Tuesday, Feb 7 at: 12:55 PM, 2:45 PM, 4:35 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:25 PM, 10:15 PM
Wednesday, Feb 8 at: 12:55 PM, 2:45 PM, 4:35 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:25 PM, 10:15 PM
Thursday, Feb 9 at: 12:55 PM, 2:45 PM, 4:35 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:25 PM, 10:15 PM
IFC Center — 323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street, NYC [Map]
Coral Gables, Florida
University of Miami
( University of Miami's Website — Map )
Monday, February 6 — 6:00PM
Glasgow Hall; Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center
1215 Dickinson Drive [Map]
Atlanta, Georgia
Cinefest Film Theatre
( Cinefest's Website — Map )
February 6 - 12, 2012
Cinefest Film Theatre [Map]
New York City
Columbia University
( Columbia University Website — Map )
Monday, February 13, 2012
Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall, Columbia University [Map]
Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles
( Cal State LA's Website — Map )
Thursday, January 26 — 6:15PM
University-Student Union Theater [Map]
Easton, PA
Lafayette College
( Lafayette Website — Map )
Monday, November 14th – 7:00PM – Oechsle 224 Auditorium [Map]
Oslo Int'l Film Festival — Norway
( OIFF Website )
Friday, November 18th – 3:30PM – FH, TANCRED
Saturday, November 19th – 7:15PM – FH, LILLEBIL
Sunday, November 20th – 4:00PM – FH, LILLEBIL
SPACE Gallery — Portland, Maine
Co-presented by: MRLD Landscape Architecture + Urbanism, and The Portland Society of Architects.
( SPACE Gallery Website — Map )
Tuesday, November 22th – 7:00PM – SPACE Gallery – 538 Congress Street, Portland, ME [Map]
Missouri Hist. Museum — St Louis
( MHM Website — Map )
Tuesday, November 29th – 7:00PM – Lee Auditorium [Map]
Memphis, Tennessee
IndieMemphis
( IndieMemphis Website — Map )
Saturday, November 5th – 4:15PM – Playhouse on the Square [Map]
Alexandria, VA
Alexandria Film Festival
( Alexandria FF Website — Map )
Saturday, November 5th – 3:00PM – George Washington Masonic Memorial [Map]
Providince, RI
Arts@Brown
( Arts@Brown Website — Map )
Monday, November 7th – 6:30PM – Martinos Auditorium [Map]
Dallas, TX
Dallas Architecture Forum
(in partnership with Docomomo)
( Dallas Arch. Forum Website — Map )
Tuesday, November 8th – 6:30PM – Dallas Center for Architecture [Map]
Columbia, MO
RagTag Cinema
( RagTag Website — Map )
November 9th and 10th – RagTag Cinema [Map]
Phoenix, AZ
No Festival Required
( No Fest. Req. Website — Map )
Thursday, November 10th – 7:00PM – Bragg's Pie Factory [Map]
Evanston, IL
Block Cinema @Northwestern University
( Block Museum Website — Map )
Thursday, November 10th – 7:00PM – Block Museum of Art [Map]
Denver, Colorado
Denver Film Festival
( Denver FF Website — Map )
Friday, November 10th – 7:00PM – Starz FilmCenter [Map]
Friday, November 11th – 9:30PM – Denver FilmCenter/Colfax [Map]
St Louis, MO
St Louis International Film Festival
( STLFF Website )
Saturday, November 12th – 3:00PM – Washington University - Brown
Heartland FF — Indianapolis
( HFF Website — Pruitt-Igoe Myth at HFF — Map )
Saturday, October 15th – 3:00PM – AMC Showplace 17
Tuesday, October 18th – 7:15PM – AMC Showplace 17
Saturday, October 22th – 12:30PM – AMC Showplace 17
San Diego Architectural Foundation /
American Planning Assoc, S.D. Section
( SDAF Website — SD APA Facebook Page — Map )
Wednesday, October 19th – 6:30PM – CalTrans - Garcia Room, 4050 Taylor St.
Utah Film Center — SLC
( UFF Website — Pruitt-Igoe Myth at UFF — Map )
Wednesday, October 19th – 7:00PM – SLC Library
Arch. & Design FF — NYC
( ADFF Website — Pruitt-Igoe Myth at ADFF — Map )
Thursday, October 20th – 8:30PM – Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2
Sunday, October 23th – 5:45PM – Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1
Seoul Int'l Architecture FF
( SIAFF on Facebook )
October 20th — October 23rd
Philadelphia Film Festival
( PFF Website — Pruitt-Igoe Myth at PFF )
Tuesday, October 25th – 7:45PM – Rave [Map]
Wednesday, October 26th – 5:25PM – Ritz East B [Map]
BMW Guggenheim Lab — NYC
( BMW Guggenheim Lab Website — Map )
Wednesday, September 28th – 6:00PM
Milwaukee Film Festival
( Milwaukee FF Website )
Thursday, September 29th – 5:15PM – North Shore Cinema
Friday, September 30th – 4:30PM – Oriental Theatre
Sunday, October 2nd – 12:30PM – Oriental Theatre
Northwest Film Forum — Seattle
( Northwest Film Forum Website — Tickets — Map )
Saturday, October 8th – 5:00PM
Sunday, October 9th – 5:00PM
Antenna Film Festival — Sydney, Australia
( Antenna FF Website — Pruitt-Igoe Myth at AFF — Map )
Sunday, October 9th – 5:30PM – Chauvel Cinema
Atlantic Film Festival — Halifax
( Atlantic FF Website — Pruitt-Igoe Myth at AFF — Map )
Wednesday, September 21st – 7:15PM
SLU Screening — Tegeler Hall
( SLU Screening Website — Map )
Thursday, September 22nd – 6:30PM
Time & Space Limited — Hudson, NY
( Time & Space Limited Website — Map )
Thursday, August 25th – 7:30PM
Friday, August 26th – 7:30PM
Saturday, August 27th – 7:30PM
Sunday, August 28th – 5:30PM
Birmingham, Alabama — Sidewalk Festival
( Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival Website — Map )
Sunday, August 28th – 10:30AM
Off Broadway — St. Louis, Missouri
( Purchase tickets: Off Broadway's website — Map )
Saturday, July 16th – 7:00PM
Sunday, July 17th – 7:00PM
Black Harvest Film Festival — Chicago
( Gene Siskel Center Website — Tickets — Map )
Sunday, August 7th – 5:15PM
Thursday, August 11th – 6:15PM
Tivoli Theater — University City, Missouri
( Purchase tickets: Tivoli's website — Map )
Thursday, June 2nd – 7:00PM
Saturday, June 4th – 12:00 Noon
Ragtag Cinema – Columbia, Missouri
( Ragtag website — The Pruitt Igoe Myth at Ragtag )
Friday, May 27th – Thursday, June 2nd
Los Angeles Film Festival
( LAFF website — The Pruitt Igoe Myth at LAFF )
Hosted by the NAACP Hollywood Bureau
Friday, June 17th – 7:40PM (Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14)
Saturday, June 18th – 4:00PM (Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 10)
Silverdocs - Silver Spring, MD
( Silverdocs website — The Pruitt Igoe Myth at Silverdocs )
Friday, June 24th – 1:00PM (AFI Silver Theater 3)
Sunday, June 26th – 7:00PM (AFI Silver Theater 3)
NYC - IFC Center's Stranger Than Fiction Series
( IFC Center website — Stranger Than Fiction website — The Pruitt Igoe Myth at IFC Center )
Tuesday, June 28th – 8:00PM (323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street, NYC)
Tivoli Theater — University City, Missouri
( Purchase tickets: Tivoli's website — Map )
Wednesday, May 11st – 7:00PM
Saturday, May 14th – 12:00 Noon
Minneapolis–St. Paul International Film Festival
( MSPIFF website — The Pruitt Igoe Myth at MSPIFF )
Sunday, May 1st – 2:00PM (St. Anthony Main Theatre)
Atlanta Film Festival
( The Pruitt Igoe Myth at Atlanta FF )
Sunday, May 1st – 2:15PM (Landmark Midtown)
Thursday, May 5th – 5:00PM (Landmark Midtown)
Maryland Film Festival – Baltimore
( Maryland Film Festival website — The Pruitt Igoe Myth at MFF )
Friday, May 6th – 5:30PM (Charles Theatre 4)
Sunday, May 8th – 3:00PM (Charles Theatre 4)
DOXA – Vancouver
( DOXA website — The Pruitt Igoe Myth at DOXA )
Sunday, May 8th – 2:30PM (Pacific Cinémathèque)
Full Frame – Durham, North Carolina
( Full Frame Website — The Pruitt Igoe Myth at Full Frame )
Friday, April 15th – 7:30PM (DAC/PSI Theater)
Missouri History Museum – St. Louis, Missouri
(MHM Announcement)
Saturday, April 9 – 2:00PM (Lee Auditorium)
( Missouri History Museum announcing screening of "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth" — PDF )
Kansas City FilmFest – Kansas City, Missouri
[We won "Best Documentary Feature". Thanks, Kansas City Film Festival]
( KCFF Website — The Pruitt-Igoe Myth at KCFF )
Friday, April 8 – 7:45PM (AMC Mainstreet)
Saturday, April 9 – 9:45PM (AMC Mainstreet)
Crossroads Film Festival – Jackson, Mississippi
( Crossroads FF Website — The Pruitt-Igoe Myth at Crossroads FF )
Sunday, April 3 – 7:30PM (Malco Grandview Cinema 17)
True/False Film Festival - Columbia, Missouri
(T/F Website)
Friday, March 4 - 9:30PM (Windsor Auditorium, Stephens College Campus)
Saturday, March 5 - 10:00AM (Little Ragtag)
Saturday, March 5 - 7:30PM (Globe Theater)
Sunday, March 6 - 3:00PM (Forrest Theater)
(Press release announcing True/False festival — PDF)
Oxford Film Festival - Oxford, Mississippi
[We won "Best Documentary Feature". Thanks, Oxford Film Festival]
(Oxford FF Website — The Pruitt-Igoe Myth at Oxford FF)
Friday, February 11th - 4:00PM (Malco Oxford Studio Cinema)
Saturday, February 12th - 12:45PM (Malco Oxford Studio Cinema)
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival - Missoula, Montana
(BSDFF Website — The Pruitt-Igoe Myth at BSDFF)
Saturday, February 12th - 4:00PM (Wilma Theater)
(Press Release announcing Oxford and Big Sky Film Festivals — PDF)
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth:
an urban history
Destroyed in a dramatic and highly-publicized implosion, the Pruitt-Igoe public housing development in Saint Louis has become a widespread symbol of failure among architects, politicians and policy makers.
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth explores the social, economic and legislative issues that led to the decline of conventional public housing in America, and the city centers in which the projects were built.
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"Superb... an uncommonly artful example of film journalism." |
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Variety - Robert Koehler |
Ideal for generating student interest and discussion, The Pruitt-Igoe Myth is a cross-disciplinary film situated at the intersection of urban history, architecture/urban design, sociology and public policy. An engaging exploration of life within the projects, the public housing and urban renewal programs and the decline of America’s inner cities, the film features:
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Screenings
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth began its film festival run in February in the college towns of Oxford, Mississippi and Missoula, Montana, followed by Columbia, Missouri and Durham, North Carolina. It will be playing additional film festivals throughout the Summer and Fall of 2011.
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"An intelligent meditation on the decline of American cities." |
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Art Forum - Dennis Lim |
We would be honored if your organization considered a screening of The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, which could be turned into a community event complete with a presentation, lecture or post-screening discussion led by one of your organization’s representatives.
To increase public awareness for your screening, we will promote your screening on our website, Facebook page and via our Twitter account. The director and producers are available for interviews with local/college press.
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"A captivating and visually compelling reassessment of the precipitous decline and staggering collapse of the modernist public housing project. The movie’s object is to dispel, rather than perpetuate, historical fantasy.” |
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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