Our Guardian Cities and Barbican City Visions film competition challenged readers around the world to make a three-minute film about their city – in any style. This week, as we look forward to the unveiling of the winners at the Guardian Cities Surprise Screening at the Barbican on 27 September, we take a look at some of the best entries. In this roundup we meet a Venetian gondolier, watch the rhythms of Porto Alegre and hear the story of Doha’s urbanisation.
Readers’ short films: invisible Venice, Brazil’s toy city and a Doha lullaby
We asked readers to make three-minute films about their cities for the Barbican’s City Visions film season. In this first of three updates, here are some of our favourites