City Dreamers

City Dreamers
Directed by	Joseph Hillel
Written by	Bruno Baillargeon Joseph Hillel
Produced by	Ziad Touma
Starring	Phyllis Lambert Blanche Lemco van Ginkel Cornelia Oberlander Denise Scott Brown
Cinematography	Étienne Boilard Léna Mill-Reuillard Stéphanie Weber Biron
Edited by	Heidi Haines
Music by	Jean-Olivier Bégin
Production company	Couzin Films
Distributed by	Maison 4:3
Release date	November 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)(RIDM)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

City Dreamers is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Joseph Hillel and released in 2018. ^[1] The film focuses on Phyllis Lambert, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, Cornelia Oberlander and Denise Scott Brown, four significant innovators in contemporary architecture who were among the first prominent women architects. ^[2]

The film premiered in November 2018 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival, ^[3] before going into wider release in 2019. ^[4]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. ^[5]

References

1. Jocelyn Lambert Squires, "Film review: City Dreamers". Canadian Architect, August 14, 2019.
2. Alex Bozikovic, "City Dreamers: Portraits of four women who shaped the world we live in". The Globe and Mail , May 16, 2019.
3. "City Dreamers, a documentary feature by Joseph Hillel, presented at the Montreal International Documentary Festival Nov. 8 to 18". The Suburban , November 5, 2018.
4. Justine Smith, "City Dreamers looks at pioneers in architecture". Cult MTL , May 10, 2019.
5. Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen , February 18, 2020.

External links

• City Dreamers at IMDb