The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
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The Pruitt-Igoe Myth is a 2011 documentary film that examines the rise and fall of the Pruitt–Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis to challenge prevailing narratives about its failure and the broader history of American urban policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Pruitt-Igoe Myth canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
documentary film
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film ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge myths about Pruitt–Igoe
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reexamine American urban history ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events at Pruitt–Igoe housing project ⓘ |
| cinematography | Chad Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Pruitt–Igoe housing project
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demolition of Pruitt–Igoe ⓘ |
| director | Chad Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | First Run Features NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Chad Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examines |
deindustrialization of American cities
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federal housing policy in the United States ⓘ racial segregation in housing ⓘ suburbanization in the United States ⓘ urban renewal policies ⓘ white flight ⓘ |
| features |
archival footage
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interviews with former Pruitt–Igoe residents ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
causes of public housing failure
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rise and fall of Pruitt–Igoe ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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historical documentary ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | http://www.pruitt-igoe.com ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
architecture of public housing
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modernist urban planning ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Pruitt–Igoe housing project
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St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ public housing in the United States ⓘ urban policy in the United States ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jonny Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | revising the narrative of Pruitt–Igoe as a simple failure of modernist architecture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | social and economic context of Pruitt–Igoe ⓘ |
| producer |
Brian Woodman
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Chad Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaime Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Fehler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 83 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | documentary film festivals ⓘ |
| settingLocation | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Brian Woodman
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Chad Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaime Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Fehler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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