Watch the trailer to the long-awaited documentary on
Rural Studio, which develops from never-before-seen interview footage with Mockbee who passed away in 2001, and follows Jay Sanders as he undertakes a building project from start to finish.
Screening next month in the 2010
New Zealand International Film Festival, 'Citizen Architect' is a must-see for anybody involved in the building industry in New Zealand. I could only find the film in the Wellington line-up, but am following that up now, it would be a shame to have it limited to the captial.
"Citizen Architect explores Mockbee’s effort to provide students with an experience that forever inspires them to consider how they can use their skills to better their communities. Revealing the philosophy and heart behind the Rural Studio, the documentary is guided by passionate, frank and never-before-seen interviews with Mockbee himself."
The Wellington screenings:
Sat 24 July, Film Archive, 5.30pm
Tue 27 July, City Gallery Cinema, 12.15pm, 1.30pm
Book tickets
here
Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio
Director / Producer: Sam Wainwright Douglas
Producer: Jack 'Jay' Sanders
Producer: Sarah Ann Mockbee
Director of Photography: Dutch Rall
The filmmakers. Photograph by Kevin Byrd / Armchair.
This synopsis from www.citizenarchitectfilm.com:
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Citizen Architect explores Mockbee’s effort to provide students with an experience that forever inspires them to consider how they can use their skills to better their communities. Revealing the philosophy and heart behind the Rural Studio, the documentary is guided by passionate, frank and never-before-seen interviews with Mockbee himself.
"Citizen Architect supplements Mockbee's words and the students' experiences with perspective from other architects and designers who share praise and criticism of the Rural Studio, including Peter Eisenman, Michael Rotondi, Cameron Sinclair, Steve Badanes and Hank Louis. Their dialogue infuses the film with a larger discussion of architecture’s role in issues of poverty, class, race, education, social change and citizenship."
www.citizenarchitectfilm.com
www.bigbeardfilms.com