CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY

CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY
Type of media Film
Approved Running time 93m 11s
Release date 05/05/2017
BBFCInsight infrequent racist language, drug references
Genre(s) Documentary
Director(s) Matt Tyrnauer
Cast includes Thomas Campanella, Mindy Fullilove, Alexander Garvin, Paul Goldberger, Steven Johnson, Max Page
Summary CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY is a US documentary about journalist Jane Jacobs's fight to preserve historic New York City neighbourhoods from developers in the 1960s.
Cut This work was passed uncut.
BBFCinsight publication date 25/04/2017
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY is a US documentary about journalist Jane Jacobs's fight to preserve historic New York City neighbourhoods from developers in the 1960s.
- Discrimination
In a short piece of historical footage, civil rights activist James Baldwin describes racist attitudes and behaviour towards African Americans in New York City. This footage includes use of the terms 'nigger' and 'negro'.
- Drugs
There are infrequent, brief verbal references to drug misuse, as well as an image of discarded drug paraphernalia.
Other issues include a brief, black-and-white image of a dissected rabbit.
Details
- Title
- CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY
- Year
- 2017
- Distributor(s)
- Dogwoof Pictures
- Classified date(s)
- 31/03/2017
- Main language
- English
- Submitted run time
- 93m 11s
- Approved footage
- 8386+8
- BBFC reference
- AFF350557
- Registration number
- CFJ41833