This year’s film festival takes a broad view of the enivronment, covering not only the natural environment, but the built environment as well.

Films on Samuel Mockbee’s Rural Studio, the green contextual architecture of Rick Joy and Kieran Timberlake, and the impact of car-based development on the city of Istanbul explore individual and collective design decisions–some more considered than others.

Also, someone has finally made a film about my favorite historian of all time–Vincent Scully. He is certainly a great lecturer whose words, images, and ideas create an inspiring flow in his audience. His sense of humor is charming; he apologized to an audience of architects for showing a picture in which his wife had marched into the frame and posed–this kind of kodak sentimentalism is frowned on in design circles. And his energy is contagious. I once saw him nearly clotheslined by his mic cord as he charged across the stage to make a point. See this movie!

Another great thing about the festival is that many of the films are free and shown in venues you may  not otherwise get a chance to see–The Bolivian Hall at the Embassy of Venezuela, The World Bank, the Royal Netherlands Embassy, or the National Academy of Sciences.

Get your organic popcorn on and check out these films.