Subject: A great ADFF:NY, onto ADFF:LA!

October 20, 2025


Last week marked another successful ADFF:NY. We had great films, full houses, and fascinating conversations. For those who couldn't make it, see the pictures below for a small taste of the fun.


Now we're on to ADFF:LA, which takes place this Wednesday 10/22, Sunday 10/26, and Monday 10/27 with four screenings per day. Be sure to tell your LA-based friends! Tickets are available at the links below.

6:00pm Identity: A Czech Graphic Design Love Story

2024 / 85 min / Czech Republic 

Directors: Kateřina Mikulcova and Petr Smelik 


Follow Nicholas Lowry, a charismatic Czech-American auctioneer and obsessive collector, as he returns to his ancestral homeland to investigate national identity, and himself throhgh the lenz of Czeck design.

6:15pm Living in a Piece of Furniture – Gerrit Rietveld's Houses

2024 / 52 min / Netherlands 

Director: Lex Reitsma 


Gerrit Rietveld believed that homes should function like living sculptures. Living in a Piece of Furniture explores the famous furniture designer's private residential projects through the experiences of their current residents.


8:15pm Lewerentz Divine Darkness

2024 / 70 min / Sweden 

Director: Sven Blume 


Lewerentz Divine Darkness begins decades after architect Sigurd Lewerentz's death, when an unexpected discovery in a root cellar cracks open the mystery of his work. His work is on par with Alvar Aalto and Gunnar Asplund.

8:30pm Building on the Edge

2025 / 73 min / US 

Directors: Mike Scalisi and Bruce Borowsky 


Few architects ever have the chance to design buildings for one of the most extreme environments on Earth—Antarctica. Building on the Edge captures the thrill of design idealism clashing with the challenges of reality. 

ADFF:LA – Sunday & Monday

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A few highlight photos from ADFF:NY...

Opening night Q&A with Design Matters Host Debbie Millman and Auctioneer Nicholas Lowry

Space Architect Director Rebecca Carpenter and Filmmaker Max Mayer

Changing Lanes Director Ben Wolf, Former NYDOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, and NYT Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman

Prickly Mountain and My Design/Build Life Director Allie Rood and Musician Grace Potter

Architect and Filmmaker Jord den Hollander, who hosted The Big Brutal Quiz


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