When Lefebvre published Le Droit à la Ville (The Right to the City) in 1968, few could have predicted its lasting global influence. His radical call to reclaim urban space has reshaped how we think about cities, inspiring generations of students, activists, and practitioners across continents.
Now, A Place in the City highlights how new social movements are reclaiming the right to the city- mobilising communities, shaping solutions, and taking the lead in managing their own neighbourhoods.
The film was created in partnership with civil society groups to spotlight grassroots solutions and foster collaboration for more inclusive cities in addition to a digital platform and a series of short films.
Crew
Director: G. Silvestre
Production: Ciudades sin Miedo, Contested Territories, G. Silvestre
Editor: M. B. Lima
with the support of University of Newcastle
working as a freelance film editor in Berlin since 2014
in German, English, French, Spanish, Catalan
member of German Film Editors Association (BFS) and German Documentary Association (AG DOK)
experience in independent feature films and creative documentaries
along with collaborations on artistic, experimental, research, and educational projects
guest lecturer and editing consultant at Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and LabAV "Contested Territories" (EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme)
closely engaged with organizations and projects dedicated to advancing social, political, historical, and artistic issues
art history and economics studies / master degree in film editing by Catalonia’s Film School (ESCAC)
always driven by a deep passion for cinema and the art of storytelling
editing is a powerful force for shaping the world
it embodies awareness, sharing, empathy, understanding, collaboration, lifelong learning
film editor
filmography -selection
* Lichter und Schatten, M. Papadopoulos, feature, 90 min., work in progress
* Literature or life, ARTE La Lucarne/Agat Films/Watchmen, documentary form, 75 min., in postproduction
* A place in the city, documentary form, C. Territories/Ciudades Sin Miedo/G. Silvestre, 60 min., release: Malmö Latin America Film Festival 2025
* First Taste, S. Gajewski/M. Krmek, BKM, documentary form, 30 min., Award: Best Focus on innovation at the 4th WORLD FOOD FORUM (WFF) FILM FESTIVAL 2024 - nominated for the DOK Talent Award at DOK.forum DOK.Fest Munich 2023
* In deinen Händen, Academy of Media Arts Cologne/S. Dettmar, BKM, documentary form, 66 min., release: Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis 2023
* El murmullo de la marimba, Academy of Media Arts Cologne/G.-M. Becker, Film und Medienstifung NRW, documentary form, 79 min., release: 54th Int. Hofer Filmtage 2020 - Awards: Best feature documentary, FESTIVAL DE CINE LATINO AMERICANO - TEXAS NORTH&SOUTH; Special Mention of the Jury for the preservation of intangible heritage, 10th FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DOCUMENTAL ACAMPADOC
* Haus der Trinker (Last house), Sevenpeaks film&impact, BKM, documentary form, 90 min., in postproduction
* Cities of ghosts and angels, K. Schröter, documentary form, 78 min., release: 22. Achtung Berlin Filmfestival 2026
Role: Co-Editor
* Langhans - Ein letzter Dokumentarfilm, doc-fiction, Conrad & Papadopoulos, 80 min., release: 59th Int. Hofer Filmtage 2025
* Mutantin, S. Ortiz/A. Schumacher, documentary form, 64 min., release: Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis 2025
* Sexploration - wie will’s wirklich?, Academy of Media Arts Cologne/L. Zielke, documentary form, 90 min., release: 58th Int. Hofer Filmtage 2024
Role: Co-Editor
* Eine Hand, die Andere, L. Fichter/J. Westphal/Sevenpeaks, documentary form, 70 min., release: Manhattan Independent Film Festival 2023, VoD
* Girls of Paadhai, N. Preston, documentary form, 90 min., release: DOK Leipzig 2019 - Awards: Leipziger Ring at DOK Leipzig; best documentary FIDBA, section Gender and Generations, VoD
Role: Co-Editor
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