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The Life-Sized City (2017)

The Life-Sized City poster
Genre
documentary
Country
Canada
Length
4 seasons, 23 episodes
Rated
A
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The series goes to cities around the world to look at local projects that make urban life better. A host talks with people who are changing neighborhoods and public spaces.

exploratoryhopefulinformativeinspiringurbanobservationalpositivethoughtfulupbeat

What happens

The Life-Sized City is a Canadian television documentary series which premiered on TVOntario in 2017. Hosted by Mikael Colville-Andersen, the series visits various world cities, where it profiles innovative local urban development and improvement projects that are changing and revitalizing city life. The series received five Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, and two at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards. The series has been rebroadcast by Knowledge Network in British Columbia, as well as internationally on Finland's Yle (as Ihmisen Kaupunki), Denmark's DR (as Det fantastiske byliv), Austria's ServusTV, Belgium's VRT, Poland's TVN24, Italy's LaEffe (as Racconti dalle citta del futuro), and France's Planète+ (as Des villes à hauteur d'hommes). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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