This document provides a timeline history of urban drama films from 1989-2012, showing the early urban drama period from 1989-1995 and the contemporary urban drama period from 2002-2012. It discusses that urban drama is a sub-genre of drama that presents a realistic outlook of society and social issues, focusing on depicting a character's environment, social class, family, and friends to help audiences understand the characters.

1. Timeline History ofTimeline History of
Urban DramaUrban Drama

2. Early Urban Drama Films:Early Urban Drama Films:
1989 1991 1992 1993 1993 1994
1995 1995

3. Contemporary Urban Drama Films:Contemporary Urban Drama Films:
2002 2002 2004 2005 2006 2012
2012

4. Urban Drama is a sub-genre of “Drama”, it is a realistic outlook
in society and social issues. It began in the late 1980s.
It shows the characters environment/ social class, family and
friends, this is so the audience can understand the characters.