This year, the Embassy Theatre is proud to be one of the Wellington hosts of the Resene Architecture and Design Film Festival, screening 15 May - 2 June 2025.
Enjoy multiple screenings over 19 days, with tickets available in cinema or online from the Embassy Theatre website.
Check out the digital schedule programme here:
https://www.architectureanddesignfilmfestival.co.nz/films-and-schedule
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. The film beautifully captures this architectural gem and showcases Church’s innovative approach to design.
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 BĂŞka & 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 ARCHITECTON, a poetic study of stone and concrete materials from acclaimed filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky (Gunda); and SCHINDLER SPACE ARCHITECT, narrated by Academy Award-winner Meryl Streep, which brings the pioneering work of R.M. Schindler vividly to life.
Plus, check online during the festival for added screenings of the festival's most popular films playing 29 May - 2 June.
Those and so many more captivating documentaries to discover. Book tickets now!
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