A documentary chronicling the impact of Canterbury’s devastating earthquakes on the lives of its citizens. Focusing on the reactions of Cantabrians without narration, When A City Falls offers a new and grass roots understanding of what happened to half a million New Zealanders the year their lives changed forever. Intimately shot, this film goes beyond reactive television to reveal the raw essence of the human spirit. The film also plays tribute to the beautiful nature landscapes of the Canterbury Plains and looks forward to what the future might hold for NZ’s second largest city.