Thu 2 May - Wed 8 May
Newmarket (09 369 2417)
167 - 169 Broadway, Newmarket, ,
Robot Dreams (G) 102 mins No Free Tickets
Fri 10:30AM
RADFF24: Maurice And I (E) 98 mins
Thu 6:15PM, 6:15PM
Sun 3:15PM
Mon 5:45PM
Tue 2:15PM
RADFF24: New England Modernism (E) 107 mins
Sat 6:15PM
Sun 1:00PM
Wed 8:30PM
RADFF24: Fashion Reimagined (E) 100 mins
Wed 6:00PM
The Immortals: The Wonders Of The Museo Egizio (E) 86 mins
Thu 12:45PM
Sat Tue 10:45AM
RADFF24: Clodagh (E) 70 mins
Fri 8:35PM
Sat 4:30PM
RADFF24: Green Over Gray (E) 66 mins
Fri 5:30PM
Sun 11:30AM
Wed 10:45AM
RADFF24: Point Of Origin (E) 69 mins
Fri 7:00PM
Sat 1:00PM
Wed 12:15PM
Swgsm - Titanic - The Musical (PG) 160 mins No Free Tickets
Fri 7:30PM
Sun 12:30PM
RADFF24: The Mies Van Der Rohes (E) 90 mins
Fri 11:30AM
Sun 5:55PM
RADFF24: SIZA (E) 70 mins
Sat 2:45PM
Tue 6:30PM
RADFF24: Imogen From The Heart (E) 61 mins
Sun 10:00AM
RADFF24: The Promise - Architect Bv Doshi (E) 90 mins
Sat 8:30PM
Mon 11:45AM
RADFF24: Modernism Inc. (E) 88 mins
Tue 8:15PM
RADFF24: Alfabeto Mangiarotti (E) 81 mins
Fri 1:30PM
Sun 7:50PM
RADFF24: Radical Landscapes (E) 90 mins
Fri 3:30PM
RADFF24: The Power Of Utopia (E) 85 mins
Mon 8:20PM
Tue 12:15PM
RADFF24: Life, Assembled (E) 79 mins
Mon 1:45PM
RADFF24: Mr. Funkis (E) 68 mins
Mon 10:15AM
Wed 2:00PM
RADFF24: Skin Of Glass (E) 90 mins
Sat 11:00AM
RADFF24: Terraforma (E) 62 mins
Thu 8:35PM
Tue 10:45AM
The Moon Is Upside Down (TBC) 100 mins
Tue 5:45PM
Robot Dreams (G)
Set in 1980s NYC, ROBOT DREAMS is the story of Dog, a lonely canine who builds himself a robot for companionship. Their friendship blossoms as they embark on adventures (and misadventures) across the city, from taking the subway to Chinatown to roller skating in Central Park. But they are soon separated on the beach. Dog, devastated at the loss of his friend, does everything in his power to get Robot back.
RADFF24: Maurice And I (E)
Maurice & I is a feature-length documentary celebrating Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney's hugely influential architectural partnership, and their legacy that was all but lost in the devastating Christchurch earthquakes. This remarkable partnership, their approach to design and their signature use of materials transformed the face of Christchurch in 60s and 70s, and influenced their architectural peers throughout New Zealand. Within a short decade Christchurch was to shrug off its reputation for somewhat stuffy Georgian and neo-gothic architecture for a distinctive ‘brutalist' style that was bold, modern and often controversial. Then in 2011, almost the entire built legacy of Warren and Mahoney was destroyed. Among the buildings which suffered major damage was the Christchurch Town Hall, regarded by many, including the architects themselves, as their finest work. Internationally renowned for its elegant, brutalist form and sophisticated interiors, the Christchurch Town Hall revolutionised the design approach to performance spaces and acoustic engineering. As the Christchurch Town Hall's fate hangs in the balance, Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney reflect on their remarkable partnership. Maurice & I combines rare archival footage alongside exclusive interviews with Sir Miles and Maurice Mahoney, including their final interview together.
RADFF24: New England Modernism (E)
Between the 1930s and 1970s, American Modernism established an exciting and provocative footing in New England. By the 1940s the work of American master Frank Lloyd Wright and European newcomers such as Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius influenced generations of young architects and inspired a surprisingly large catalogue of important buildings throughout the region. Architects Marcel Breuer, Landis Gores, John Johansen, Philip Johnson, Eliot Noyes and many others led the charge. Dive deeply into this rich pool of talent whose buildings still hold international influence, despite the constant threat of redevelopment. These works tell the story of New England Modernism, a story rich with beauty, imagination, creativity and industriousness.
RADFF24: Fashion Reimagined (E)
Follows Amy Powney, a daughter of environmental activists, during her trajectory from outsider to industry leader as she sets out to create a fashion collection that's ethical and sustainable at every level.
The Immortals: The Wonders Of The Museo Egizio (E)
Kha, architect and builder of tombs for the pharaohs, has to undertake the journey to the Underworld, amid a thousand dangers. Eternal life is at stake, but the risk is ending up being dissolved into cosmic nothingness. Telling us the story of his adventure is Jeremy Irons. His words take us inside the secret world of Egyptian mythology, interweaving the story with the history of the Museo Egizio in Turin. Along the Nile, among the magnificent monuments of Giza, Luxor, Karnak, in the Valley of the Kings and the workers' village of Deir el-Medina, the story told by Irons follows the tracks of Italian explorers and archaeologists in the places where they collected the most important pieces making up the Turin collection. From Ramesses II in Turin, to the treasure of Tutankhamun, the bust of Nefertiti, the Red Scribe in the Louvre, and the Rosetta Stone in London, this documentary is also a journey among the most beautiful archaeological finds Egypt has left us.
RADFF24: Clodagh (E)
PRECEDED by short film, Women in Architecture ( 20min). This unique documentary celebrates the work of one of Irelands greatest living female designers. Clodagh has been an International design icon for over half of the 20th century. She continues to defy all barriers of gender, age and race to forge a critically acclaimed global career. We explore what drives this single-minded designer. Named among the Top 100 Designers in the World by Architectural Digest and already inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame, Clodagh, as she's simply known, is at the top of her game. This is the story of an extraordinary Irish woman and artistic trailblazer who continues to inspire modern designers worldwide. It is the story of how courageous difficult personal decisions she has made throughout her life, have impacted her and her family and define how she views the world today.
RADFF24: Green Over Gray (E)
PRECEDED by short film, Silo (11min). A documentary exploring the green architecture revolution through the seminal projects of Emilio Ambasz, a pioneer in the debate on climate impact. This film illustrates how, for forty years, Ambasz has redefined the relationship between humans and their environment, foreseeing a vision of nature as the fulcrum of a historic change. Featuring exclusive interviews with figures such as Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma, the documentary highlights the importance of emotionally resonant architecture, capable of improving daily life and addressing urban and climate challenges.
RADFF24: Point Of Origin (E)
PRECEDED by short films, Well-being Centred Cities (11min) and Tūhononga: Co-occupying with Earth and Sky (11min). An international tech entrepreneur with a fondness for architecture asks Rem Koolhaas to build a house on an impossibly small piece of mountainside in Zell am See in Austria. The architect of the celebrated book S,M,L,XL seizes the challenge: how to draw light into a house less than four metres wide that is mostly underground? Photographer and filmmaker Frans Parthesius followed the building process and offers insight into Koolhaas's way of working and the special relationship with his client.
Swgsm - Titanic - The Musical (PG)
In the final hours of 14th April 1912 the RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg and ‘the unsinkable ship' slowly sank. It was one of the most tragic disasters of the 20th Century. 1517 men, women and children lost their lives. Based on real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, Titanic The Musical is a stunning and stirring production focusing on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her passengers who each boarded with stories and personal ambitions of their own. All innocently unaware of the fate awaiting them, the Third Class immigrants dream of a better life in America, the Second Class imagine they too can join the lifestyles of the rich and famous, whilst the millionaire Barons of the First Class anticipate legacies lasting forever. With music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone (Woman of the Year and 1776), the pair have collectively won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, an Olivier Award and three Tony awards. The original Broadway production of Titanic The Musical won five Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. This stunning production celebrates the 10th anniversary of its London premiere where it won sweeping critical acclaim across the board.
RADFF24: The Mies Van Der Rohes (E)
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.
RADFF24: SIZA (E)
Álvaro Siza Vieira is one of the biggest names in world architecture and his legacy has crossed borders, pioneering a solid and imposing architecture, but with subtlety and passion. Siza is the man behind the architect, the hand that draws the lines, the heart that designs the work. In this documentary, Siza reveals an impressive narrative about his life and trajectory.
RADFF24: Imogen From The Heart (E)
PRECEDED by Flowers From Felix (11min). Imogen from the Heart is a documentary about Imogen Stuart, one of Ireland's most celebrated artists who is still creating well into her 90s, filmed by her grandson Emile Dinneen. Imogen has created an extraordinary body of work, which is located all over the island of Ireland and beyond. This unique, personal film tells Imogen's remarkable life story, giving an intimate window in to how she has coped with loss and tragedy, while sharing her views on family, art, religion and the meaning of life.
RADFF24: The Promise - Architect Bv Doshi (E)
Balkrishna Doshi (1927-2023) is one of India's most influential 20th century architects and recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Doshi and his practice Vastu-Shilpa has a portfolio spanning over 70 years, including collaborations with both Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn. The film introduces viewers to his famous buildings and offers an exclusive look into his work process. Doshi shares his sources of inspiration and motivation and is also a brilliant storyteller. His presence of mind, his humor and his wisdom create the image of a man from whom we can not only learn to build humanly, but from whom we can learn - to be human. BV Doshi passed away at 95 years old on January 24, 2023 in Ahmedabad, India.
RADFF24: Modernism Inc. (E)
Mid-century architect and designer Eliot Noyes built the design programs for some of America's most powerful postwar corporations. The film weaves Noyes' story with the broader context of corporate America's embrace of Modernism during the period of postwar economic expansion and culminates in the backlash against Noyes and his generation during the countercultural upheaval of the Vietnam era. The life and work of Eliot Noyes is a vehicle to explore the intersection of postwar business, technology and design - a story that continues to resonate in the contemporary context.
RADFF24: Alfabeto Mangiarotti (E)
Delve into the multi-faceted career of Angelo Mangiarotti, a prominent Italian designer, architect and sculptor, who defied the conventional boundaries between disciplines. As a pioneer in post-war Italy, the film explores his innovative approach, deep understanding of materials and cross-disciplinary work.
RADFF24: Radical Landscapes (E)
In the 1960s, Fabrizio Fiumi founded 9999, a design group whose activities centred on architectural experiments and utopian ideas. Following the death of her father, filmmaker Elettra Fiumi draws from his vast film archive and paints a picture of a fascinating, optimistic, critical and in all respects, exemplary era.
RADFF24: The Power Of Utopia (E)
With the construction of the Indian planned city of Chandigarh, the Swiss and French architect Le Corbusier completed his life's work 70 years ago. Chandigarh is a controversial synthesis of the arts, a bold utopia of modernity. The film accompanies four cultural workers who live in the planned city and reflects on Le Corbusier's legacy, utopian urban ideas and the cultural differences between East and West in an atmospherically dense narrative.
RADFF24: Life, Assembled (E)
Fifty years after the realisation of their respective utopias, four now-elderly Belgian architects take director, Elodie Degavre, on a journey to discover extraordinary housing. A joyful exploration through time, from which emerges a crucial question: how will we live tomorrow?
RADFF24: Mr. Funkis (E)
PRECEDED by short film, Rain Harvet Home (9min). Based on a series of interviews documentary filmmaker Anders Wahlgren made with architect Sven Markelius in 1969. Sven Markelius was one of the most radical architects in Sweden for many years. Since these interviews were the only recorded interviews made with Markelius we can get some insight into his philosophy 50 years later.
RADFF24: Skin Of Glass (E)
Skin of Glass is the story of São Paulo's tallest high-rise favela [slum]—a 24-story office tower that is a treasure of mid-20th century architecture, and filmmaker Denise Zmekhol's late father's masterpiece. The film follows her journey to discover her father's threatened legacy as an artist, as she confront the imminent possibility of the building's destruction or irreparable decay.
RADFF24: Terraforma (E)
Discover the story of a remote volcanic island which sat smouldering for a million years entirely devoid of life, until its climate was re-engineered into a tropical paradise. By examining this scientific design process called ‘terraforming', the film asks us to consider what it might mean for the fate of our planet.
The Moon Is Upside Down (TBC)
Three women - a duped mail-order bride, a numbed anaesthetist determined to have a romantic weekend, and an empty nester on an unexpected mission of mercy - each navigates her way through an unfamiliar landscape and the contours of the human heart.
Session Times subject to change without notice