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Battle for the city stars thomas campanella, vincent donofrio, marisa tomei, mindy fullilove the movie has a runtime of about 1. Citizen jane is a timely tale of what can happen when engaged citizens fight the power for the sake of a better world. May 04, 2017 join planphilly and next city as we explore the legacy of urbanist and writer jane jacobs on may 4, 2017, with a free screening of a new documentary, just entering limited theatrical release, citizen jane. This film retraces the battles for the city as personified by jacobs and moses, as urbanisation moves to the very front of the global agenda. Matt tyrnauer chronicle of activist jane jacobs battle with developers who threatened to demolish.

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