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Subject: ADFF:Toronto - Day 2

November 2, 2023

ADFF:Toronto is off to a great start with a sold-out screening of Modernism, Inc. and a fun party at Cibo Wine Bar!

Don't forget to get your tickets to our incredible closing night film– the Canadian premiere of We Start With the Things We Find. Following the screening will be a Q&A with LOT-EK Architects Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano and Director Tom Piper, moderated by filmmaker Gary Hustwit. The ticket to the screening includes the film, the Q&A, and a closing night reception you won't want to miss.

Here are some photos from an excellent opening night:

Modernism, Inc. director Jason Cohn answering questions after the screening.

Eventscape President Gareth Brennen and ADFF Festival Director Kyle Bergman

Joseph Clement, Kyle Bergman, Kimberly Brown, Naomi Kriss, Margot Austin

Rebecca Nienkamper, Jentry Chin, Ottolie Nienkamper, Lori Marcuz

ADFF:TORONTO November 2

4 Film Programs

FILM GUIDE | SCHEDULE | TICKETS

6:15 PM - Buy Tickets

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

2023 / 80 min / Sri Lanka

Director: Afdhel Aziz

In The Genius of the Place, director Afdhel Aziz introduces us to five of Geoffrey Bawa’s projects through his own personal connection to the work. We encounter an ocean fortress, a jungle palace, groundbreaking private homes, and the country estate where Bawa’s ashes are buried. In each location, we connect with “the genius of the place,” the unique spiritual energy that Bawa used as inspiration.

Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with director Afdhel Aziz and Joseph Clement.

6:30 PM - Buy Tickets

Women in Architecture (Canadian Premiere)

2022 / 20 min / Switzerland

Director: Boris Noir

Clodagh

2022 / 50 min / Ireland

Director: Oda O'Carroll

The films in this double feature focus on the countless women who have shaped the field. Clodagh offers a vibrant timeline of the renowned designer's life and the philosophies that impacted her work.

Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with Clodagh.

8:45 PM - Buy Tickets

Point of Origin (Canadian Premiere)

2023 / 45 min / Netherlands

Director: Frans Parthesius

veins (Canadian Premiere)

2023 / 45 min / Romania

Directors: Laurian Ghinițoiu and Arata Mori

The two films in this double-feature focus on materials as main characters– concrete in the Rem Koolhaas residence in Austria and marble in Joshua Ramus' Perelman Arts Center in NY.

9:00 PM - Buy Tickets

The Mies van der Rohes (Canadian Premiere)

2023 / 80 min / Switzerland

Director: Sabine Gisiger

In The Mies van der Rohes, filmmaker Sabine Gisiger introduces us to the many women who impacted the life of world-renowned architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Drawing on a private archive of footage, photos, and documents, the film retells the story of this iconic architect as remembered by his eldest daughter, Georgia.

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Subject: ADFF:Toronto - Day 2