ADFF:LA Sunday & Monday

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October 24, 2025

On Wednesday night, we had our first round of ADFF:LA screenings. The films looked amazing on the beautiful screen at the Culver Theater. As always, ADFF has great audiences who engage meaningfully with our films. We have a full day of screenings on Sunday and our final four screenings Monday evening.

Sunday, October 26

12:30pm

Changing Lanes - Tickets

2025 / 73 min / US / Director: Ben Wolf

+ Q&A with Director Ben Wolf and Sustainable Design Leader Russell Fortmeyer

After a beloved teacher is tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a grassroots movement emerges to transform a notoriously dangerous four-lane boulevard into a safer, two-lane street with protected bike lanes. As government support begins to waver, neighbors unite to challenge entrenched interests and fight for a safer Greenpoint.

Click here to watch the Q&A from ADFF:NY with Director Ben Wolf, Former NYDOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, and NYT Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman

“The Space Architect“ Trailer 2025. Constance Adams' final mission: Not in orbit, but on Earth.

2:25pm

The Space Architect - Tickets

2025 / 40 min / US / Director: Rebecca Carpenter

+ Q&A with Director Rebecca Carpenter and SCI-Arc Director Winka Dubbeldam, moderated by Architecture Journalist Frances Anderton

The Space Architect introduces us to architect Constance Adams, whose groundbreaking work at NASA reimagined how humans might live in outer space. Filmed just four days before her death, The Space Architect captures Adams reflecting on her extraordinary career and her final, passionate focus towards Earth.

4:15pm

Prickly Mountain and My Design/Build Life - Tickets

2025 / 90 min / US / Director: Allie Rood

+ Q&A with Director Allie Rood and Singer/Songwriter Grace Potter, moderated by ADFF Director Kyle Bergman

Prickly Mountain and My Design Build Life takes us to Warren, Vermont—a remarkable small town with more architects and designers per capita than anywhere else in the USA. Director Allie Rood, who grew up in this vibrant environment, offers an insider’s perspective on a place where design is not just a profession, but a way of life.

Kensington Market: Heart of the City documentary Promo

6:30pm

Kensington Market: Heart of the City - Tickets

2024 / 104 min / Canada / Director: Stuart Clarfield

+ Q&A with Director Stuart Clarfield

Kensington Market: Heart of the City is a richly textured portrait of one of Toronto’s most storied neighborhoods. It is an ever-evolving enclave shaped by more than 160 years of immigration, artistry, and individuality. Through the eyes of the neighborhood’s vibrant personalities, the film reveals a community fighting not just for affordable rents, but for the soul of a place they have helped define.

Monday, October 27

6:00pm

Miralles - Tickets

2024 / 90 min / Spain /Director: Maria Mauti

+ Conversation with SCI-Arc Director Emeritus Hernan Diaz-Alonso and AD&A Museum Architecture & Design Collection Curator Silvia Perea

Miralles is a visually striking journey into the life and work of Catalan architect Enric Miralles, whose brilliant mind was taken from the world too soon when he passed away just before his 50th birthday. With lyrical narration by acclaimed Spanish author Sara Mesa, Miralles moves like memory itself—fluid, non-linear, full of color and longing.

6:15pm

At the Garden's Pace - Tickets

2024 / 70 min / Netherlands / Director: Juan Benavides

At the Garden’s Pace tracks a design-build process of a striking new modern pavilion within a botanical garden dedicated to conifers in the Dutch town of Hilversum. Featuring compelling characters and a satisfying conclusion, the documentary thoughtfully explores how bold contemporary architecture can find harmony within a century-old landscape.

Tracing Light - Trailer, English subtitles

8:15pm

Tracing Light - Tickets

2024 / 99 min / Germany / Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer

Renzo Piano once said, “Light is not just something that allows us to see. It is a material that gives form, emotion, and life to architecture.” Tracing Light invites us to contemplate this mysterious and fundamental force that shapes our world and our built environment. Visually striking and thought-provoking, this film expresses the language of architecture, sensation, and cinema itself.

8:15pm

We The Others - Tickets

2024 / 55 min / Italy / Director: Francesca Molteni

Shot several years after Fernando Campana's passing, his brother Humberto leads audiences through the iconic duo's humble beginnings, their prolific creative journey, and their enduring commitment to social and environmental impact. With behind-the-scenes access, the documentary explores Parque Campana, their studio’s latest initiative—an architectural park that is a tribute to creativity rooted in community, craft, and nature.

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