Sunday, November 15: 3:30 pm

Cranes dominate our skylines and make our modern cities possible. Yet few people ever notice them or the men and women who operate them. Spending most of their time up in the crane, these workers become invisible to passersby, merging with their machines. Starting with the drivers climbing up at dawn and ending with them coming down after a nightshift, the film observes the city through the bird’s-eye view of these operators. Part city symphony, part film poem, The Solitary Life of Cranes reflects on how our existence is shaped by the environment we inhabit.

(precedes The Philosopher Kings)