SAT, MAY 3 / 9 pm
Directed by Jake Gorst
2011, USA, 52 min
Introduced by Thom Jeffrey Garcia.
The history of modern architecture in Palm Springs from the first bold forays into modernist design to the preservation challenges facing the region today. Modern designers such as William F. Cody, Albert Frey, William Krisel, John Lautner, Richard Neutra, R.M. Schindler, Donald Wexler and E. Stewart Williams left their collective mark on this desert paradise.
PLAYS WITH
The Man who Built My Childhood / Directed by Brian Stockton, 2008, Canada, 5 min / Brian Stockton’s series of humorous autobiographical shorts takes a detour into architecture with this ‘appendix’ about renowned architect Joseph Pettick. Pettick has designed a staggering 500 buildings in Saskatchewan, and his impact on the province and the filmmaker is enormous.
Sponsored by EQ3
