RADFF Building on the Edge
Over the course of two years, a group of graduate students and their professor embarked on a journey to design and construct a new cutting-edge research station for a group of scientists studying penguins and seals in one of the harshest environments on the planet, Antarctica. Transporting the material to the remote island also proves […]
RADFF The New Museum
For over six years, filmmaker Birgitte Sigmundstad followed the creation of Norway’s New National Museum, a monumental project that merged four institutions under one vast, temple-like roof designed by Kleihues + Schuwerk. This rich, observational documentary offers an unvarnished look at the tensions that define an undertaking like this: curatorial debates, the logistical challenges of […]
RADFF Bruno Morassutti, Theme and Variation
Bruno Morassutti was a cultured and intellectually rigorous, yet understated figure in post-war Italian architecture. A former student of Giuseppe Samonà and Carlo Scarpa, Morassutti brought a deeply cosmopolitan sensibility to his work. His early travels across the USA, documenting the works of Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, shaped […]
RADFF Ugo La Pietra – Disequilibrating System
This documentary explores the radical vision of Ugo La Pietra, a key figure in art, design and architecture over the last 60 years. The documentary reconstructs the journey of an author who used every available medium to develop his “disequilibrating system”: a way of creating against the system and stereotypes, aimed at evolving the individual […]
RADFF Living in a Piece of Furniture & Curating Mo
Truus Schröder’s love for Gerrit Rietveld led to the design of the iconic Rietveld Schröderhuis in 1924. After her death, the house was thoroughly restored, even though Rietveld was of the opinion that his houses should be torn down after 50 years. Screens with CURATING MODERNISM (30 mins), Curating Modernism looks at 20th century modern […]
RADFF The Space Architect & Rimurapa by Neil Pardi
Space architect Constance Adams was a renegade in her field, solving complex problems in new ways, driven by the question: What do humans need? Preceded by RIMURAPA BY NEIL PARDINGTON (12 mins), a short film about local artist, Neil Pardington who is creating graphic works from bull kelp. Preceded by PAPARAHI: 50TH ANNIVERSARY VICTORIA UNIVERSITY […]
RADFF Tracing Light
Tracing Light explores the most fascinating of natural phenomena—light. The film brings together leading physicists and artists from Scotland, England and Germany on a quest to understand and animate light. Light is difficult to describe. Tracing Light does not seek to explain, but to evoke. Through its visuals and encounters between artists and scientists, the […]
RADFF Artacho Jurado, Symphony of an Architect
This bold and courageous architect, Artacho Jurado, responsible for several iconic buildings in São Paulo, had three main passions: the city, architecture and classical music. This documentary investigates the man who freely mixed colours, shapes and textures, challenging the modernism that prevailed at the time, all set alongside the sounds of an expressive symphony.
RADFF The House of Cini Boeri
The House of Cini Boeri tells the story of the intense life and brilliant work of architect and designer Cini Boeri, through the places she lived, the testimonies of those who knew her well, and the works she created. The house of Cini Boeri is the home of a courageous protagonist of the 20th century—a […]
RADFF Stardust: The Story of Love and Architecture
This documentary tells the story of visionary architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. It is a journey across continents and decades, into the uncompromising world of architecture and into a love story and creative partnership. For 50 years, Venturi and Scott Brown shared a life marked by deep tenderness, sharp wit, and intellectual joy. […]
