Films by Irja Martens

2014, 45 min
by Irja Martens

Who does really decide how our cities develop? Travelling to London, Madrid and Hamburg, the film tries to find an answer to that question. We discover the concept of the city of London as a profit-oriented business in a global competition with other metropolises. In Hamburg, we follow the reconfiguration of a troubled city district within the framework of the 2013 IBA.But we also experience how citizens develop an original artist’s district on their own. Just 20 km from the centre of Madrid, an

2014, 53 min
by Irja Martens

The documentary shows the global struggle for future food markets. Where will we grow our food in future? In the countryside, on the flat roofs of industrial buildings, in communal city gardens or in gigantic industrial zones just outside the city? And what consequences will this have for rural areas and for the slums of cities?The film takes place in Berlin, Amsterdam, Basel and in Indian megacities. As we follow the trace of tomorrow’s food supply, we encounter idealists, visionaries, controve