| Finally it's spring. After a long beautiful winter the signs of growth are everywhere. This spring/summer, Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) will be screening films at many venues including Copenhagen Architecture Festival, Helms Bakery in Los Angeles, Soho House in New York, Chicago and West Hollywood, and in Brooklyn at BKLYN DESIGNS. |
| Helms Bakery Spring/Summer Films
ADFF is thrilled to be working with Helms Bakery - an historic Los Angeles destination, with award-winning restaurants, a unique collection of design and home furnishings stores, and a center for the arts. ADFF, Helms Bakery and AIA LA will present three evenings of films this year.
CEU Credits available for all Helms Bakery Screenings |
| April 23
Christiania - 40 Years of Occupation, directed by Robert Lawson and Richard Jackman
Christiania - 40 Years of Occupation tells the story of a 40-year-old squatter community occupying an abandoned military base in Copenhagen, Denmark. Through interviews with longtime Christiania residents and police and government officials, the film explores consensus democracy, alternative building methods, drug policy and Scandinavian culture in a provocative and often humorous character study of this unique community.
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| June 4
Gray Matters, directed by Marco Orsini
Gray Matters is the story of Eileen Gray, the 20th Century artist whose vision, imagination and sensibility changed the way we live, within our houses and with our furniture. The documentary is a historical, scholarly and cinematic investigation of the life of one of the most significant, but little-known contemporary artists. |
| August 27
Making Space: 5 Woman Changing the Face of Architecture, directed by Ultan Guilfoyle
Making Space: 5 Women Changing the Face of Architecture brings to the screen the personal journeys and outstanding designs of Annabelle Selldorf of New York, Farshid Moussavi of London, Odile Decq of Paris, Marianne McKenna of Toronto, and Kathryn Gustafson of Seattle, Washington, DC and London.
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| SOHO HOUSE SPRING SERIES
For the third year, ADFF is bringing a selection of architecture films to SOHO HOUSE members. The screenings take place in New York, Chicago and West Hollywood.
March 16
Christiania - 40 Years of Occupation, directed by Robert Lawson and Richard Jackman
April 13
Zaha Hadid...Who Dares Wins, directed by Roger Parsons
June 1
Gary Matters, directed by Marco Orsini
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| BKLYN DESIGNS
May 8 – 10 Brooklyn Expo Center, 72 Noble Street, Brooklyn BKLYN DESIGNS, located in the creative hub of Greenpoint, is an internationally renowned, juried exhibition of the best furniture, lighting and home accessories made or designed in Brooklyn. In addition to the inspiring products on display, the show features design talks and hands-on seminars as well as off-site exhibits and events. |
| | ADFF is curating a program of short design films. The films are either about Brooklyn or made by a Brooklyn filmmaker. The 60-minute program will run continuously during the three-day event. |
| May 10th
4:30 – 5:15
ADFF Festival Director Kyle Bergman will moderate a panel entitled Designers on Film. The conversation will look at both the making of design films and the influence on the audience watching these films. The panel will consist of Wendy Goodman (pictured), Design Editor, New York Magazine, Ultan Guilfoyle, Filmmaker/ Producer, Sketches of Frank Gehry and most recently Making Space: 5 Woman Changing the Face of Architecture and Brooklyn filmmaker Tom Piper.
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| Tickets to attend all BKLYN DESIGNS events can be purchased on their web site and you can use discount code ARCHFILM5 to receive a specially-priced admission ticket. |
| | ADFF is proud to have Alexandra Polier and Dustin O'Neal of DNA Consulting as part of our team this year. Alex and Dustin will bring their great energy and wide range of talents to produce dynamic collaborations with our existing and new corporate sponsors. We are thrilled to have them on board and for you to meet them at ADFF events and at our film festival this October.
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