Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

Jane in known for her ideas and her books. But what plays out in the movie is what a great activist she was. She mobilized her community, her neighborhood, her city to fight against what most people thought were insurmountable odds.
— Robert Hammond

Rachel Quednau interviews Matt Tyrnauer and Robert Hammond, directors of a new movie called Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, which is coming out this week (April 21) in select theaters and on demand. In this conversation, they discuss the power of Jacobs' message, her role as a non-professional female urban activist, and their goals for the film.

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