Boomsville

Directed by Yvon Mallette · 1968

A wordless cartoon traces a typical North American city from a tiny wilderness settlement to a car-clogged metropolis, poking fun at the lack of urban planning.

A witty, wordless 1960s cartoon about urban sprawl that feels startlingly current.

An amusing diagnosis of big-city growing pains, Boomsville is an ironic view of town planning, or rather, the lack of it, and what has happened to our cities as a result. Done in cartoon animation, the film traces the gr

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