THE NATURE
OF CITIES

A D O C U M E N T A R Y B Y

A B O U T T H E F I L M

Cities are growing at an unprecedented rate, with 80% of the world's inhabitants set to live in cities by 2050. How we live in them will be guided by the choices made now.

In the race to build and redevelop new urban centres, city planners are forgetting the most important ingredient, people.

Director Spencer Meredith interviews leaders in urban planning, epidemiology, and city residents to write a new plan for cities with health at their heart.

Set to a rich score from composer Christian Davis, the film offers a new perspective on the Climate Agenda with a hopeful perspective and tangible actions everyone can take.

Rated: PG
Release Date: In Production

THE NATURE OF CITIES

CONTRIBUTORS

Our contributors range from scientists and city planners to climate campaigners, including Dr Jane Goodall, Sir Michael Marmot, Dr Lena Chan, Dr Audrey De Nazelle and David Rockefeller Jr.

Experts and leaders

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WORLD LEADING INSTITUTIONS

Organisations featured within the documentary include The Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project, The Rockefeller Foundation,The National Parks Board of Singapore and CoFarm Cambridge.

REAL WORLD STORIES

Personal stories and interviews with local citizens, action groups and ground up initiatives in each city are interspersed between the issues that our contributors discuss, and the series will be narrator led.

P H O T O G A L L E R Y

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Bangaloreans walk along a pavement wearing brightly coloured saris and chatting on the phone. In the background ladies sit outside a telephone store whilst catching up and using the space as a place to hang out. A moped rider passes by in traffic. February 2020

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

A wide view of K.R Flower Market in Bangalore from high up of an incredibly busy market scene as vendors sell their wares and shoppers crowd between the brightly coloured stalls covered in bright yellow and blue tarpaulins to protect from the weather.
February 2020.

Vancouver Skyline.

A view of Downtown Vancouver from Victoria Park.
Vancouver June 2019

Highbury Fields, London.

Park visitors sit and relax in Highbury Fields in the afternoon.
London Borough of Islington, 2021

Copenhagen, Denmark

Nørrebro Park is a great example of urban landscape architecture. This urban park contains a variety of features of interest, and is a blast of colour in the Nørrebro area of Copenhagen.