Exit Art is pleased to partner with The Cinema Guild to co-produce The Building Show film series, featuring five documentaries that examine high and low architecture, gentrification, squat housing, urban planning and the controversy surrounding each of these topics.

All films will start on the hour every hour.

	TUESDAYS CITY OF DREAMS In City of Dreams Architect Naigzy Gebremedhin takes the audience on a tour of his beloved city, Asmara, in Eritrea, showcasing the stunning rationalist architecture left by Italian colonizers from the 1930s, and the lifestyle of Asmarinos living in and around these buildings. Directed By: Ruby Ofori & Edward Scott, 2005 52 mins
	WEDNESDAYS HAVANA: THE NEW ART OF MAKING OF RUINS   From Buena Vista Social Club to Hollywood blockbusters, Havana's crumbling architecture has been romanticized in countless films and movies. But what about the people who must live in these buildings? This unique documentary paints a thought-provoking portrait of the inhabited ruins of Havana and their curious blend of magic and decay.   Directed by Florian Borchmeyer and Matthias Hentschler, 2006 52 minutes
	THURSDAYS BOWERY DISH   This film explores the global issue of gentrification by observing how trendy restaurants and bars have spearheaded the transformation of America’s most notorious skid row, the Bowery, in New York City.   Directed by Kevin Frech, 2004 52 mins
	FRIDAYS THE SOCIALIST, THE ARCHITECT AND THE TWISTED TOWER   The intriguing (and twisted) story behind the design and construction of the "Turning Torso," Europe's tallest residential building, designed by world famous architect Santiago Calatrava.   Directed by Fredrik Gertten, 2005 59 mins
	SATURDAYS NOT FOR SALE   From the bulldozing of the public garden Esperanza to the completion of the luxury condos built in its place, Not For Sale chronicles life on East Seventh Street in New York City and the transformations that have taken place in the lives of its inhabitants.   Directed by Yael Bitton, 2004 58 mins