The Resene Architecture and Design Film Festival returns to Tauranga, screening at Event Cinemas Tauranga Central from 19 to 25 June 2025.
Enjoy the best films from the festival playing over ONE WEEK ONLY. Tickets are available in cinema and online through the Event Cinemas website.
SCREENING SCHEDULE
• ADNZ Q&A The Chodge - Thu 19 June, 6:15pm
• Schindler Space Architect - Fri 20 June, 6:30pm
• Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines - Sat 21 June, 4:15pm
• E.1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea + Her Blueprint Aotearoa - Sat 21 June, 6pm
• I Am Martin Parr - Sat 21 June, 8:15pm
• Mary Heilmann - Sun 22 June, 2:30pm
• E.1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea (ONLY) - Sun 22 June, 4:15pm
• The Sense of Tuning - Sun 22 June, 6pm
• Sitting Still - Mon 23 June, 5:45pm
• Dale Frank - Tue 24 June, 6pm
• Architecton - Wed 25 June, 6pm
To open this year's festival is a locally made documentary that highlights the talent, vision, and unique architectural stories found right here in Aotearoa. Abodo Wood proudly presents THE CHODGE, a film that opens the doors to Darryl Church’s award-winning holiday home on the picturesque banks of Lake Whakamaru, renowned for its striking “translucent skin” exterior.
This screening of THE CHODGE (Thu 19 June, 6:15pm) will be followed by a Q&A supported by Architectural Designers New Zealand. The designer and subject of the film, Darryl Church, will join as speaker.
Among this year’s standouts are also E.1027 - EILEEN GRAY AND THE HOUSE BY THE SEA, which explores the designer’s iconic modernist villa and her struggle for creative control.
THE SENSE OF TUNING, the latest from cult architecture documentarians Bêka & Lemoine (Big Ears Listen With Feet, RADFF 2023, Tokyo Ride, RADFF 2021) which offers a sensory-rich portrait of architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai (proudly presented by Brickworks).
I AM MARTIN PARR, an enormously entertaining look at the acclaimed British photographer, renowned for his unfiltered and mischievous images of British life.
And make sure to check out SCHINDLER SPACE ARCHITECT, narrated by Academy Award-winner Meryl Streep, which brings the pioneering work of R.M. Schindler vividly to life.
Those and so many more captivating documentaries to discover. Book tickets now!
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