ADFF NY Films on South Asia

- Tweet0
- 0
- Pin It 0
- 0
- Subscribe to RSS
Subscribe

Subject: ADFF NY Films on South Asia

September 14, 2023

This year at ADFF:NY we are thrilled to feature three different films that focus on South Asia. On Thursday (and again on Saturday), join us as we take in the wisdom of legendary Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, who passed away this year at 95. On Friday, we'll stop by Chandigarh in northern India to discover the accomplishments and shortfalls of Le Corbusier's planned city. On Saturday, we'll travel south to Sri Lanka, where we'll encounter five of Geoffrey Bawa's tropical modernist masterpieces.

Though not exclusively focused on South Asia, we also have a fourth film screening with scenes at one of Louis Khan's masterpieces, the National Assembly Building of Bangladesh. This film, My Architect, also features an interview with Balkrishna Doshi.

We hope you'll join us on this journey through some of South Asia's most transformative architectural stories.

The Promise: Architect B.V. Doshi (US Premiere)

2023 / 90 min / Germany

Director: Jan Schmidt-Garre

The Promise honors the master architect B.V. Doshi, who passed away this year. Doshi’s incredible legacy of captivating modern designs is matched only by his reputation as a kind and generous human being.

10/12 @ 6:15pm

10/14 @ 3:30pm

More info and tickets

The Power of Utopia – Living with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh (US Premiere)

2023 / 84 min / Switzerland

Directors: Karin Bucher, Thomas Karrer

Looking at Le Corbusier’s planned city of Chandigarh, the film explores an important question– did Corbu create a utopian masterpiece or a modernist nightmare?

After the film, celebrated Podcaster Avery Trufelman (99% Invisible, Nice Try, Artiles of Interest) and Journalist Diana Budds (Formerly, Senior Design Writer and Producer at Curbed, Staff Writer for Fast Company, and Senior Editor at Dwell) will have a conversation about the complex concept of utopia.

10/13 @ 6:30pm + Conversation

More info and tickets

Co-presented by the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York

The Genius of the Place: The Life and Work of Geoffrey Bawa (US Premiere)

2023 / 80 min / Sri Lanka

Director: Afdhel Aziz

Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka’s famous tropical modernist, explores the ever-evolving beauty of life through architectural contributions that are as influential in South Asia as Frank Lloyd Wright is in the Western world.

After the film, first-time film Director Afdhel Aziz will answer audience questions. Aziz is also the Co-Founder of Good is the New Cool, a creative company and content incubator focused on creating positive stories that fill the Hope Gap.

10/14 @ 1pm + Q&A

More info and tickets

My Architect (20th Anniversary)

2003 / 116 min / US

Director: Nathanial Kahn

In My Architect, director Nathanial Kahn takes us on a heartbreaking and humorous journey of his attempts to reconnect with his deceased father, renowned architect Louis I. Kahn. When he died in 1974, Kahn left behind a personal life of secrets and broken promises. The riveting narrative takes us from the men’s room of Penn Station to the bustling streets of Bangladesh to the inner sanctums of Jerusalem politics. In a documentary with all the emotional impact of a dramatic feature film, Nathaniel’s journey becomes a universal investigation of identity, a celebration of art, and an exploration of life itself.

After the film, we'll hear from Director Nathanial Kahn.

10/14 @ 6:15pm + Q&A

More info and tickets

Save the dates

ADFF:Toronto presented by Eventscape will be back at TIFF Bell Lightbox Theatre. Tickets will go on sale on October 1.

ADFF:Vancouver presented by All in Pictures and Vancouver Special will take place at VIFF Centre and Hollywood Theatre. Tickets will go on sale on October 1.

ADFF:Chicago will take place at the Chicago Architecture Center and The Mart. Tickets will go on sale in December.

Subscribe

Subject: ADFF NY Films on South Asia