The Downtown Project (2011)

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.

Released Jan. 1, 2011 52 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.urban-life, tmdb.public-housing, tmdb.urbanism

Watch Providers: Kanopy

Production Companies: ONF | NFB

Country: Canada
Production Country: Canada
Languages: English