The UNH Manchester “Cities on Speed” film series will continue with “Bogota Change” from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Room 268 at the university campus at 400 Commercial St.
About the film
A vaccine against crime. Weapons melted down for baby cutlery. Bogotá Change is the story of two charismatic mayors, Antanas Mockus and Enrique Peñalosa who, with unorthodox methods, in less than 10 years turned one of the worlds most dangerous, violent and corrupt capitals into a peaceful model city populated by caring citizens. With Mockus and Peñalosa and key members of their staff as first hand witnesses, the film uncovers the ideas, philosophies and strategies that underlie the changes in Bogotá and which are now being exported to cities worldwide.
About the Cities on Speed film series
50% of the world’s population is now living in urban areas. By 2050, this figure is expected to increase to 80%. The result will be an explosion of huge megacities posing serious local and global challenges: garbage in the streets, diseases, child deaths, etc. The action citizens are forced to take will only get more desperate.
“Cities on Speed” is a four-part documentary series, produced in collaboration with the Danish Film Institute and Danish Broadcasting Corporation, which examines challenges facing a quartet of the world’s growing megacities, including Cairo, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Bogota, which are expected to double their populations by 2040.
Would be there if it weren’t for my meddlesome job.