Emergent City

Emergent City
Directed byKelly Anderson
Jay Arthur Sterrenberg
Produced byKelly Anderson
Brenda Avila
Edited byJay Arthur Sterrenberg
Music byGisela Fullà-Silvestre
Release date
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Chinese
Spanish

Emergent City is a 2024 American documentary film which explores the debate over the redevelopment of Industry City in Brooklyn, New York. It was directed by Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg.[1][2]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 12 critics' reviews are positive.[3]

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three and a half out of four stars and wrote that it "is an old-school documentary that tells a story by presenting and arranging information and expecting you to meet it halfway rather than having everything spoon-fed to you."[4]

References

  1. ↑ Anderson, John (14 August 2025). "'Emergent City' Review: On PBS, a Controversy Grows in Brooklyn". WSJ. Archived from the original on 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Weissman, Paul (25 April 2025). "Emergent City". Film-Forward. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Emergent City". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Zoller Seitz, Matt (25 April 2025). "Emergent City". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 7 May 2026.