Dalsgaard’s documentary examines city life and its influence on individual lifestyle, particularly the trend towards isolation, exploring urban infrastructures and giving viewers a taste of potential life in great cities if they were actually designed for humans: QED the rebuilding of Christchurch, almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake, showcasing the success of a process that grasps the visionary nettle and takes residents’ wishes into account.
The Human Scale | Directed by Andreas Dalsgaard (Denmark, Bangladesh, China, New Zealand, USA, 2012), documentary. Starts October 31.
Originally published in issue #121, November 2013.