ARCHITECTON Documentary

US Premiere

The latest documentary from Victor Kossavosky (GUNDA) is a meditative exploration of humanity’s destructive shaping of the natural world told through visually mesmerizing footage of concrete in its many forms. Ukrainian apartments torn asunder amidst war, Turkish buildings leveled by an earthquake, colossal ancient ruins in Baalbek: these are a few of the imposing images Kossavosky and director of photography Ben Bernhard capture and present, bolstered by Evgueni Galperine’s captivating score. The destruction and devastation are counterbalanced with remarkable appreciation for the beauty of the earth; indeed, the hypnotizing slow-motion footage of flowing stones and craggy rocks is a sight to behold. Throughout this tone poem, Kossakovsky checks in with Italian architect Michele De Lucchi who serves as an infrequent narrator musing on the need for a new perspective on beauty and the state of contemporary architecture. The concluding third part of a trilogy that includes travelogue ÁVIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS! and the aqueous AQUARELA, ARCHITECTON is a singular work of widescreen photography that invites us to question how we inhabit the world around us and consider how we can live in it more harmoniously. –Javier Chavez