How’s life at Siemensstadt, a Modern Movement gem? Wir Siemensstädter, by Ofir Feld- man, is told through the eyes of 3 in- habitants: a child of immigrants from Africa, a Siemens worker and a single mother.
Four new architecture movies to watch in November
An intimate portrait of the Japanese architect Tadao Ando and a documentary on the life at Siemensstadt, a Modern Movement gem, are among this month’s selection.
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- Elena Sommariva
- 25 October 2019
We, people of Siemenstadt
- We people of Siemenstadt
- Ofir Feldman
- Uri Yerushalmi, Jessica Krecisz
- The Steve Tisch School Of Film & Tv Tel Aviv University, Bauhaus-universität Weimar
Just Meet
Directed by Fernanda Romandía, Just Meet is an intimate portrait of the Japanese architect Tadao Ando, who is also the narrator. From his Osaka studio to the Wabi House work- site in Oaxaca, Mexico, for 53 minutes the Pritzker winner discusses boxing, art and his passion for architecture.
- Just Meet
- Fernanda Romandía
- Mantarraya Producciones
- 53 min
- February 2018
Gateways to New York
Premiering at the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam (9–13.10.2019) is Gateways to New York by Thomas Witz: it’s about Othmar H. Ammann, the brilliant Swiss engineer who designed the boldest buildings and most iconic bridges in New York
- Gateways to New York. Othmar H. Ammann and His Bridges
- Martin Witz
- ventura film sa, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, SRG SSR
- January 2019
- 88 min.
Butohouse
Presented in Tel Aviv and Orléans, Butohouse, the new documentary by Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine, tells the story of Keisuke Oka and his Arimaston Building, an eccentric cement construction he worked on for 13 years. Protesting demolition plans, the former butoh dancer transforms it into a performance.
- Butohouse
- Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine
Opening image: still from the film Gateways to New York.