RIBA public programme

Films

At 66 Portland Place

Film Screening at the Nehru Centre

  • Volume Zero: The Work of Charles Correa
    Friday 21 June, 6.30 - 8pm
    This film charts Correa's work through a lifetime of influences and deals with childhood and time in education through to his very first projects in India, an international career in building and his role in addressing urbanisation in the developing world. Through interviews and unique archival footage it reveals the man behind the architecture. Film shown courtesy of Arun Khopkar Productions. (Running time: 58 minutes)
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Summer Last Tuesday

  • City on the Water
    Tuesday 25 June, on loop from 6 - 9pm
    This film by Charles Correa charts plans for a bold 'New Bombay' (Navi Mumbai) - a new city on the water. Through archival footage and animation it brings to life the problems of the old colonial city and highlights the opportunities of a new city for the future. Film shown courtesy of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India. (Running time: 17 minutes)
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Summer Last Tuesday

  • Liquid City
    Tuesday 25 June, on loop from 6 - 9pm
    This film explores the complexity of water politics and paints a unique picture of a vibrant and fast changing city and the issues and tensions faced daily in securing supplies. Director & Producer Matthew Gandy. Film shown courtesy of UCL Urban Laboratory. (Running time: 30 minutes)
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Summer Last Tuesday

  • Bombay Railway
    Tuesday 25 June, on loop from 6 - 9pm
    In Mumbai, six and a half million commuters use the city's suburban rail network every day. This documentary looks at the incredible organisation of the network with stories of the people who keep the trains running, those who survive because of it - and those who die on it. Director Gerry Troyna, 2007. Film shown courtesy of 3Di-tv. (Running time: 60 minutes)
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