PBS Broadcast: December 10, 2008
Synopsis
Cranes dominate our skylines, yet few people ever notice them, nor do they notice the men and women who operate them. Spending most of their time alone up in the crane, crane drivers seem to merge with their machines, becoming invisible to passers-by. City of Cranes takes the viewer hundreds of feet above the ground to hear the insights of crane drivers, and see a glimpse of the poetic, mesmerizing world of cranes.
City of Cranes is part of the POV Shorts Program on August 18, 2009.
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City of Cranes (14 min.)
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What I didn't realize was that making this film might actually take longer than it would for the crane drivers to put up a 50-story building.”
— Eva Weber, Filmmaker
Critical Acclaim
One of the most absorbing documentaries of the year... once seen, won't be forgotten”
—The Observer
Utterly crafted... wholly transports you to a different physical and psychological space”
— Fourdocs
A beautiful, revealing and multi-layered film...”
— dfgdocs
Sublime visual/audio poetry”
— indieWIRE
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