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9 May 2022
We gathered up some of our favorite imagery from past projects to create this short three-minute film.
More than a demo reel, it's our story.
It's what we believe, and we invite you to believe too:
A Story Can Change A City.
vimeo.com/firstandmain/astor…
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4 Nov 2024
Join me and best-selling author Michael Wallis in Tulsa on Monday, November 11th, at @circlecinema. We'll be presenting my 1994 documentary, "Route 66: An American Odyssey." FREE! One night only - Details here:
circlecinema.org/movies-even…
#route66 #Tulsa
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27 Jun 2024
Final Call for Entries - submit your short films by June 30th. @BetterCitiesFF presents the world's most inspiring stories about making cities, towns and neighborhoods better places for everyone.
27 Jun 2024
Final Call for Entries! Submit your short film to the 11th Annual @BetterCitiesFF in Detroit by June 30th! We want to see your short films about making better neighborhoods, cities and towns.
filmfreeway.com/bettercities…
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13 Jun 2024
Check out the buzz around our latest public outreach film in Spokane, WA! 🎥✨ We're so excited to share this with you all! #housingcrisis #CommunityEngagement
7 Jun 2024
River City Rising shows how Spokane draws on its streetcar neighborhood origins to address its current housing problems. History informs response to the housing crisis:
cnu.org/publicsquare/2024/06…
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4 May 2024
We're on Route 66 in El Reno, Oklahoma - getting prepped for Burger Day!
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2 May 2024
Today, we issued this press release to announce start of production on our new documentary, "Route 66: The Main Sreet of America."
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6 Feb 2024
Proud to partner with @SouthernUrb to create Better Cities Film Festival South - this weekend in #Durham
6 Feb 2024
We're excited to announce our partnership with @SouthernUrb for the BETTER CITIES FILM FESTIVAL SOUTH in Durham, NC this weekend, February 9-10.
Schedule and tickets:
eventbrite.com/e/durham-bett…
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4 Dec 2023
Excited to bring a night of ideas and inspiration to Salt Lake City, Utah with @BetterCitiesFF
FREE EVENT: The Better Cities Film Festival screening will be at the Salt Lake City Public Library Auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Come and join us! @NewUrbanism @BetterCitiesFF @envision_utah @WasatchCouncil @APAUTAH @bikelakecity @buildingslc @CNUUtah @MRC_SLC
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14 Nov 2023
Tune in tomorrow (11/14) as I'll be "On the Park Bench" with Chris Elisara to talk film, civic storytelling, our creative work at @firstmainfilms and how you can use storytelling and our film festival @BetterCitiesFF to change your city.
Thanks to @NewUrbanism for inviting us to the conversation!
#newurbanism #CommunityEngagement
13 Nov 2023
TOMORROW (11/14) #OntheParkBench welcomes John Paget and Chris Elisara for “A Story Can Change A City.” They will discuss @BetterCitiesFF and how the festival works with local govs, orgs & groups to screen these stories and inspire conversation and change. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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20 Sep 2023
@BetterCitiesFF screens tonight, Sep. 20 in Petaluma, California!
encore screening Sep. 28th
More info:
urbanchat.org/upcoming-event…
Join Petaluma Urban Chat & friends for a fun night of thought-provoking short films relevant to issues and possibilities in #petaluma today.
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30 Jul 2023
LAST CALL! July 31st is our extended deadline for short film submissions. Would love to see a doc about your neighborhood in the @BetterCitiesFF Better Cities Film Festival 2023 10th anniversary edition.
mailchi.mp/5be3bb48d110/july…
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22 Jun 2023
Let this sink in. Then get busy starting the conversion of surface parking lots downtown to more profitable things.
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20 Jun 2023
Don’t miss Movie Night this Thurs 6/22 with @BetterCitiesFF featuring short films covering #housing, #transportation & more. Connect with fellow housing enthusiasts for this backyard screening in Van Nuys. Grab your free ticket here & bring a friend!
tinyurl.com/AHLAMovieNight
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2 May 2023
@cnupublicsquare published a short piece about my TED talk today.
"Storytelling, urban design, and saving a city
How places from Seligman, Arizona, to Buffalo, New York, have become aware of their history and charms—including planning and design—to turn urban failure into success."
cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/05…
#urbandesign
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25 Apr 2023
Join us and @BingChamber, @VisitBinghamton, at #AtomicToms for a special screening of short films curated especially for Binghamton!
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6 Apr 2023
What makes somewhere a place, and not merely space? "PLACE: Space whose local narrative can still be heard, and could be heard again, given the chance... Place is the endangered habitat of our species." -David Fleming, Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It.
#placemaking
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23 Mar 2023
How to keep your town from becoming a ghost town.
@firstmainfilms co-founder @johnpaget's talk released on the TED global platform today.
go.ted.com/johnpaget
#revitalization #civicpride #filmmaking #tedtalk #tedtalks
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16 Jul 2022
Last Call for 2022 Submissions! Deadline is July 18th - mailchi.mp/c48fe27200b7/last…
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7 Apr 2021
April is Architecture Month! The @BetterCitiesFF & @Proud_Places monthly film series present five amazing #architecture docs from around the world. Available to watch online 24/7 all month long at: tinyurl.com/4ceannku
#architecture #architecturelovers #documentary
ALT April Architecture Month films
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