Subject: ADFF:ONLINE Starts Tonight

April 16
INTRODUCING ADFF:ONLINE
Experience ADFF films, discussions and Q&A's — at home


Since we're all keeping our physical distances and staying at home, we are launching ADFF:ONLINE as a way for the architecture and design community to remain engaged by experiencing a few specially-curated films. We hope this online venue will serve as a virtual space for the professional design industry — and the broader community — to be together and think about architecture and design.

Staring tonight, April 16th – Sunday, April 19th, ADFF will offer one film each night, including a live introduction and special guests. Following each film, we will have a Q&A with the film’s director.

Each night, the program will be live at 8:00 pm ET (5:00 pm PT) and we will replay the program at 11:00 pm ET (8:00 pm PT).

The films will be available in HD on a Vimeo Livestream. If you have a fast, reliable internet connection, your image should be fantastic. In order to get the Vimeo link you must go to our website (
https://adfilmfest.com/site/online20) and purchase a ticket (it’s only 99 cents!) for access. If you have already purchased a ticket you will automatically receive a Vimeo link around 7:00 pm ET. If you sign up after 7:00 pm you will receive a link after you sign up.

Enjoy the films!

The Film Lineup
April 16th
The Human Shelter
Director: Boris Benjamin Bertram
2018 / 57 min / Denmark

This film is an epic, poetic journey investigating how we, as human beings, design and build our homes. The film will explore the concept of the “home,” and how humans express themselves creatively within that sacred space, whether it’s a lagoon settlement in Lagos, a refugee camp in Iraq or a six square-meter dwelling in Tokyo.

Special introduction by Sean Anderson, Associate Curator, Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA

After the film, a Q&A with Boris Benjamin Bertram

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April 17th
Glenn Murcutt: Spirit of Place
Director: Catherine Hunter
2017 / 59 min / Australia

Glenn Murcutt – Spirit of Place explores the life and art of Australia’s most famous living architect. Murcutt’s extraordinary international reputation rests on the beauty and integrity of his work. With a swag of international awards (including the prestigious Pritzker Prize) Murcutt has literally put Australian architecture on the world map. And yet, by choice, he has never built outside his own country. Murcutt’s focus instead has been the creation of energy-efficient masterpieces perfectly suited to their environment and his breakthrough designs have influenced architects around the world. This documentary follows Glenn Murcutt, now over 80 years old, as he designs his most ambitious project to date – a mosque for an Islamic community in Melbourne.

After the film, a Q&A with Catherine Hunter

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April 18th
James Hubbell - Between Heaven and Earth
Director: Marianne Gerdes
2019 / 66 min / USA

James Hubbell has been driven to have a conversation with the world, using his art and his architecture to give flight to his deepest beliefs. A life lived in harmony with the environment that surrounds his southern California mountain home has inspired works so exquisite they’ve been commissioned for churches, synagogues, parks, even a palace. He synthesizes tile, glass, iron, clay and stone together to work in support of each other. Everything from a door handle to a window, from a wall to a roof, becomes part of the artistic expression. Hubbell’s creations say things he can’t express in words. Inspired by nature and filled with humanity, at age 87, his is a quiet, yet compelling voice of an artist who shows us that power has nothing to do with how old you are, or how big you are, or how strong you are, and that creativity transcends everything.

Special introduction by Anita Feldman. Director of Curatorial Affairs, San Diego Museum of Art  

After the film, a Q&A with Marianne Gerdes


April 19th
City Dreamers
Director: Joseph Hillel
2018 / 80 min / Canada

Phyllis Lambert, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Denise Scott Brown – four trailblazers who became accustomed to being the only woman in the room. Each has an extensive list of accomplishments in architecture, planning and landscape architecture dating back 60+ years and has taught, mentored and inspired generations of professionals. How have they envisioned our cities?

Through original interviews, archival material and stunning cinematography, documentary filmmaker Joseph Hillel uncovers how each of these strong, independent thinkers has shaped the cities we live and work in. As the world becomes increasingly urbanized, the insights of these forward-looking women who have built social and environmental values into their work seem more relevant now than ever.

After the film, a Q&A with Joseph Hillel


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