The Shame of a City is a 2006 feature-length documentary directed by Tigre Hill about the final month of the 2003 Philadelphia Mayoral Election.
[2] Shame of a City would be shown at—among other places—the National Constitution Center,[3] and be referenced by name in five successive issues of Philadelphia magazine.
Must-see.The timing of the documentary's initial release benefited reform-minded city council member Michael Nutter, who was attempting to succeed Street as the Democratic nominee for mayor.
[5] Nutter's primary opponents were Congressmen Bob Brady and Chaka Fattah, two Street supporters portrayed negatively in Hill’s movie.
After receiving Hill’s endorsement, Nutter himself screened The Shame of a City five times to sold-out audiences, using it to raise money and awareness.