Subject: ADFF:CHICAGO – 7 more screenings at the Siskel

February 1, 2025


We've had three great days of screenings, and have two more to come. Check out some images from the beginning of the festival and buy your tickets for this weekend's films below.

Saturday, February 1 |  Gene Siskel Film Center

 

1:00 PM

The House: 6 Points of Departure

2024 / 46 min / US

Director: Gregg Goggin

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This Is Not A House

2023 / 30 min / US

Director: Morgan Neville


A double feature of two Chicago premieres. Each film features an important residential project. Both films feature Architects Thom Mayne and Robin Donaldson. Each film is great on its own, but together they are magic.


Following the screening will be a Q&A with Robin Donaldson.

 

3:15 PM

The Pavilion on the Water

2023 / 77 min / Italy

Directors: Stefano Croci and Silvia Siberini


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 film reflects on the sense of beauty as it brings together Scarpa’s work and Japanese traditional aesthetic.

 

5:30 PM

Sitting Still

2024 / 90 min / US

Director: Gina Angelone


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 importance of humanity.


Following the screening will be a Q&A with the director.

 

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7:45 PM

Stardust: The Story of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown

2024 / 83 min / US

Director: Jim Venturi


Two decades of work culminate in a brilliant reframe of Bob and Denise's work and process. The film is the first to give Denise the full credit she deserves in a male-dominated industry. 


Following the screening will be a virtual Q&A with the director.

Sunday, February 2  |  Gene Siskel Film Center

 
 

1:00 PM

Living Together: The Story of De Warren

2023 / 75 min / Netherlands

Director: Sam van Zoest

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Where We Grow Older

2023 / 30 min / Canada

Director: Daniel Schwartz


This double feature offers a vast array of examples of collective living. Living Together is about a group of younger adults in Amsterdam gathering to discuss how to form a community and raise their children together. It screens with Where We Grow Older, which investigates two very different models for senior living.

 
 

3:15 PM

Green Over Gray: Emilio Ambasz

2024 / 77 min / Italy

Directors: Francesca Molteni, Mattia Colombo


Green Over Gray explores the green architecture revolution through the seminal projects of Emilio Ambasz, a pioneer in the debate on climate impact.

 
 

5:00 PM

Ada – My Mother the Architect

2024 / 82 min / US, Israel

Director: Yael Melamede


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.


Following the screening will be a Q&A with the director.

 

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