Just a stone’s throw from downtown Montreal is the largest social housing complex in Quebec. Built in 1959 where the red-light district used to be, Les Habitations Jeanne-Mance have retained something of the area’s seedy reputation for poverty, prostitution, drugs and violence. But who really knows the projects and the people who live there? Delving beneath the prejudices and stereotypes, director Isabelle Longtin ventured inside the buildings and met the residents.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Tokyo

West Estate
West Estate

Unarmed Verses
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The heart of Caracas
The heart of Caracas

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Anatomy of Los Angeles

City by the Sea, or how to survive in Venice
City by the Sea, or how to survive in Venice

Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story
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Chronicle of a City
Chronicle of a City

Radiant City
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Not So Much a Facelift…
Not So Much a Facelift…