ADFF / ADFF:TORONTO / Films
Ada – My Mother the Architect82 mins | Israel, US | 2024
A deeply moving portrait of one of the most accomplished female architects in the world directed by her daughter, filmmaker and former architect Yael Melamede.
Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines80 mins | Canada | 2024
Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between The Lines chronicles the untold personal and professional triumphs and tragedies of one of the most captivating modernist architects of the 20th century.
Biocentrics107 mins | Brazil | 2024
Biologist Janine Benyus explores nature as a model for reinventing our world. Witness the birth of biomimicry, a new scientific frontier shaping our response to the future.
DEPOT – Reflecting Boijmans83 mins | Netherlands | 2024
The happy story of the world’s first museum depot entirely open to visitors– a shared vision of architect Winy Maas, a founding partner of MVRDV, and Sjarel Ex, the Boijmans Museum executive director.
E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea90 mins | Switzerland | 2024
A story about the power of Irish designer Eileen Gray’s creative expression and Le Corbusier’s desire to control it.
Green Over Gray: Emilio Ambasz77 mins | Italy | 2024
An exploration of the green architecture revolution through the seminal projects of Emilio Ambasz, a pioneer in the debate on climate impact.
Indigenous Pathways16 mins | Canada | 2024
Traveling to Peru, an Indigenous instructor and a group of students follow an ancient migration path, opening possibilities for a deeper and more experiential approach to working with people different from themselves.
Living Together: The Story of De Warren75 mins | Netherlands | 2023
A group of young people aim to create a housing cooperative that is sustainable, social, and affordable.
Perception59 mins | Tunisia, United Arab Emirates | 2019
Tunisian artist eL Seed and his team respond to negative perceptions of Manshiyat Nasr in Cairo with a massive anamorphic sculpture that covers 50 buildings.
Schindler Space Architect90 mins | US | 2024
An investigation into R.M. Schindler’s philosophy of Space Architecture as contrasted with the International Style that ruled modern architecture during most of the architect’s life.
Sitting Still90 mins | US | 2024
A portrait of prolific landscape architect Laurie Olin told through a prism of concerns that have defined his life’s work: urbanization and a lost connection to nature, economic marginalization, and the grave importance of humanity in design.
Stardust: The Story of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown83 mins | US | 2024
A tragi-comic road movie across continents as two influential architect spouses–Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi–look back to the events and buildings that inspired a partnership and love affair of over half a century.
The House: 6 Points of Departure46 mins | US | 2024
An exploration of the creative process behind the Crawford House in Montecito, California, one of the world’s most widely studied pieces of residential architecture.
The Pavilion On The Water77 mins | Italy | 2023
A cinematic journey into the world of Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa and his passion for Japanese culture, through the words of philosopher Ryosuke Ōhashi.
This Is Not A House30 mins | US | 2023
The story of one of the most unique homes in the world, a combination of art, technology, and play designed by Robin Donaldson.
Where We Grow Older30 mins | Canada | 2023
What is the role of urban design and politics in addressing the needs of a growing aging population? The story of two models of elder care in two radically different cities.