Invisible City is a moving story of two boys from Regent Park crossing into adulthood – their mothers and mentors rooting for them to succeed; their environment and social pressures tempting them to make poor choices. Turning his camera on the often ignored inner city, Academy-award nominated director Hubert Davis sensitively depicts the disconnection of urban poverty and race from the mainstream.
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Invisible City is a moving story of two boys from Regent Park crossing into adulthood – their mothers and mentors rooting for them to succeed; their environment and social pressures tempting them to make poor choices. Turning his camera on the often ignored inner city, Academy-award nominated director Hubert Davis sensitively depicts the disconnection of urban poverty and race from the mainstream.
Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism Social Issues Children and Youth Urbanism All subjects
director
Hubert Davis
editor
Hubert Davis
producer
Mehernaz Lentin
Gerry Flahive
executive producer
Silva Basmajian
co-producer
Hubert Davis
writer
Sondra Kelly
Hubert Davis
Mehernaz Lentin
commissioning editor
Rudy Buttignol
Jane Jankovic
director of photography
Christopher Romeike
additional photography
Christian Bielz
Jonathon Cliff
sound recordist
Mike MacClymont
Bob Rouse
Sanjay Mehta
music
Fraser MacDougall
Michael White
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Education
Ages 16 to 17
Study Guide
Guide 1
School subjects
Diversity - Diversity in Communities Family Studies/Home Economics - Adolescent Development Media Education - Documentary Film
Expect rich discussions with students about poverty, racism and urban violence as they follow parallel stories of two disaffected youths residing in inner-city Toronto. Media literacy activities can address choices that the director makes about showing systemic racism in education. Social scientists will find this film a great resource in discussions about ghettoization, gentrification and alienation.
