Chicago Films

Ada – My Mother the Architect

82 mins | US, Israel | 2024
Venue: Siskel Film Center

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 Lines

80 mins | Canada | 2024
Venue: Siskel Film Center

This film chronicles the untold personal and professional triumphs and tragedies of one of the most captivating modernist architects of the 20th century.

DEPOT – Reflecting Boijmans

83 mins | Netherlands | 2024
Venue: Siskel Film Center

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 Sea

90 mins | Switzerland | 2024
Venue: Chicago Cultural Center

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 Ambasz

77 mins | Italy | 2024
Venue: Siskel Film Center

An exploration of the green architecture revolution through the seminal projects of Emilio Ambasz, a pioneer in the debate on climate impact.

Living Together: The Story of De Warren

75 mins | Netherlands | 2023
Venue: Siskel Film Center

A group of young people aim to create a housing cooperative that is sustainable, social, and affordable.

Schindler Space Architect

93 mins | US | 2024
Venue: Chicago Cultural Center

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 Still

90 mins | US | 2024
Venue: Siskel Film Center

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 Brown

83 mins | US | 2024
Venue: Siskel Film Center

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 Departure

46 mins | US | 2024
Venue: Siskel Film Center

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 Water

77 mins | Italy | 2023
Venue: Siskel Film Center

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 House

30 mins | US | 2023
Venue: Siskel Film Center

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 Older

30 mins | Canada | 2023
Venue: Siskel Film Center

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.