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This documentary looks back on the 125 years of life and work of the architect Richard Neutra and those of his son Dion Neutra. Considered one of the most important modernist architects, the elder Neutra was posthumously awarded the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Gold Medal, its highest honour. Featuring the personal account of his son Dion, now age 94, this documentary is an intimate and artistic portrait of one of architecture’s major figures.
Palm Springs Modernism Week, USA (2019)
Vancouver Intl FF, Canada (2019)
Rotterdam Architecture FF, Netherlands (2019)
Milan Design FF, Italy (2019)
Toronto Hot Docs, Canada (2020)
Quebec Premiere
This documentary looks back on the 125 years of life and work of the architect Richard Neutra and those of his son Dion Neutra. Considered one of the most important modernist architects, the elder Neutra was posthumously awarded the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Gold Medal, its highest honour. Featuring the personal account of his son Dion, now age 94, this documentary is an intimate and artistic portrait of one of architecture’s major figures.
Palm Springs Modernism Week, USA (2019)
Vancouver Intl FF, Canada (2019)
Rotterdam Architecture FF, Netherlands (2019)
Milan Design FF, Italy (2019)
Toronto Hot Docs, Canada (2020)
Palm Springs Modernism Week, Feb 17, 2019
Minneapolis St Paul Intl FF April 12 – 26, 2019
Newport Beach FF April 28, 2019 Audience Award Art and Architecture
Orange County Museum of Art, July 25, 2019
San Diego/La Jolla Design FF Sept 18, 2019
Vancouver Intl FF, Sept 27, 28, 2019
Rotterdam Architecture FF, Oct 12, 13, 2019
São Paulo Mostra FF, Oct 20, 21, 22, 2019
Milan Design FF, Oct 25, 2019
Toronto AADFF, January 22 – 26, 2019
Toronto Hot Docs Jan 22
Palm Springs Modernsim Week Feb 16
Tallinn Estonia Kumu Museum Feb 26, 2020
Minneapolis St Paul Intl FF April 12 – 26, 2019
Newport Beach FF April 28, 2019 Audience Award Art and Architecture
Orange County Museum of Art, July 25, 2019
San Diego/La Jolla Design FF Sept 18, 2019
Vancouver Intl FF, Sept 27, 28, 2019
Rotterdam Architecture FF, Oct 12, 13, 2019
São Paulo Mostra FF, Oct 20, 21, 22, 2019
Milan Design FF, Oct 25, 2019
Toronto AADFF, January 22 – 26, 2019
Toronto Hot Docs Jan 22
Palm Springs Modernsim Week Feb 16
Tallinn Estonia Kumu Museum Feb 26, 2020
| Director | PJ Letofsky |
| Author | PJ Letofsky |
| Production | Peter Rabitz, PJ Letofsky, Christopher Ball |
| Editing | PJ Letofsky |
| Cast | Harriet Roth, Volker M. Welter, Michael Stern, Elana Shapira, Moshe Safdie, Raymond Neutra, Dion Neutra, Catherine Meyler, Barbara Lamprecht, Thomas Hines, Alan Hess, Manfred Hering, Hilmer Goedeking, Norman Foster |
| Sound mixing | Joe Milner |
| Cinematography | Andrew Parke |
| Music | Kubilay Uner |
| Other | Clifford Lo |
Session
• Centre Canadien d’Architecture
Friday, march 20, 2020, 08:00 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.
Production
PJ Letofsky
PJ Letofsky is a Director, Producer specializing in Art and Culture documentaries with an International reach. His current film ‘Neutra- Survival Through Design’ on the Austrian American Architect Richard Neutra, debuted in Berlin, and Palm Springs Modernism Week in Feb 2019. He directed Tarkovsky: Time Within Time, based on the Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky’s Diary, and was filmed in Moscow, Rome, and Paris, premiering in Sao Paulo 2015. His first film, Polly’s GlobalWalk, on his sisters’ 5 year walk around the world for Breast Cancer, premiered for the Mayo Clinic, and was broadcast on PBS (2010). PJ was born and raised in Minneapolis and studied piano and photography from age 6. He started his career with his Minneapolis cable show TV Party (43 episodes) covering the local arts scene. A seasoned pianist singer songwriter, PJ had his rock bands on the road for 12 years before moving into film. He studied at UCLA and has been Directing, Producing, and editing for over 20 years.
Biographies have been provided by third parties.
Biographies have been provided by third parties.
Neutra- Survival Through Design (2019) ; Tarkovsky: Time Within Time (2016) ; Polly’s GlobalWalk (2009) ; To Understand the Poet, Go to the Poets’ Land (2017)
