Radiant City (2006)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Directors:

Jim Brown
Gary Burns

Writers:

Jim Brown (writer)
Gary Burns (writer)

Release Date:

30 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

An examination of the nature of modern suburbia.

Plot Keywords:

Suburbia | Urban Sprawl | Twist In The End

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Hong Cheng	...	Hong
Kyle Grant	...	Kyle
Amanda Guenther	...	Tina
Daniel Jeffery	...	Nick
Mikeala Jeffrey	...	Nicole
James Howard Kunstler	...	Himself
Bob Legare	...	Evan
Jane MacFarlane	...	Anne
Curt McKinistry	...	Ken
Chantal Perron	...	Singer / Dogwalker
Karen Planden	...	Karen

Directed by
Jim Brown
Gary Burns

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jim Brown		writer
Gary Burns		writer

Produced by
Neale Joudrie	....	co-producer
Graydon McCrea	....	executive producer
Bonnie Thompson	....	producer
Shirley Vercruysse	....	producer

Original Music by
Joey Santiago

Cinematography by
Patrick McLaughlin

Film Editing by
Jonathan Baltrusaitis

Casting by
Deb Green

Production Design by
John Sherrington

Sound Department
Patrick Butler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Schriml	....	sound effects editor
Bennett Suba	....	sound effects editor
Bennett Suba	....	sound re-recording mixer

Music Department
Natalie Baartz	....	music supervisor
John Bissell	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Leslie Maynes	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Burns Film Ltd.
• National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

Distributors

• Koch Lorber Films (2008) (USA) (DVD) (DVD)
• Odeon Films (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Odeon Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)

Runtime:

93 min | Canada:86 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Company:

Burns Film Ltd.

Quotes:

James Howard Kunstler: Eighty percent of everything ever built in North America has been built in the last 50 years. And most of it is brutal, ugly, depressing, unhealthy, and spiritually degrading.

Great Satire on Sprawl

I saw this movie this week-end at the True/False film festival in Columbia, MO. I'm a young architect and I spent a lot of time studying sprawl and the effects of sprawl while I was in school. This film was a satirical look at sprawl and the effect that is has not only on the appearance of our neighborhoods, but also of our family life. This film has commentaries from professionals that are highly regarded in the field. James Howard Kuntsler gives his opinions on sprawl. If you are familiar with his work, "Home from Nowhere" and "Geography from know where", this adds another level on his opinion of sprawl. It was absolutely hilarious. I would strongly recommend that if you get a chance to see this movie, you must take it!