A city is so multi-faceted it would be impossible to show it all and feel authentic. There are movies that show you slices of it and do a good job.

‘Kids’ was one that came to mind, as it effectively shows what it is like to grow up white, poor and in an urban center.

‘Lady bird’ I thought was effective, because while it was centered around Sacramento, it could’ve been 100 other small cities in America. The architecture, how class was often divided by neighborhoods you lived in, the private schools that were declining, the adults that felt stuck there and their kids that wanted to get out.