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DADo | 23 Sep: LOCAL HEROES III .. SOLD OUT ..

Last screening of the 2015 DADo season & it's going to be BIG: world premiere film + Footpath Guides launch + Philip Goad + Jacques Sheard + more. 

LOCAL HEROES III –

This programme of short films highlights the life & work of the local heroes of our built environment. The focus is on films about locals by locals and the perspective they give us on who / what / why we are the way we are.

++ WORLD PREMIERE ++

Film 1 | New Directions: Robin Boyd, Kenzo Tange & the Metabolist Movement

New Directions is a film about post-war Japanese modern architecture and its influence on Australian architects throughout the 1960s and 70s. In particular, it focuses on the work of Japanese architect Kenzo Tange and his introduction to the world via the writings and subsequent work of Robin Boyd.

2015, Dir. Jacques Sheard, 40 mins, English.

Other films to be announced shortly!

Guest Speakers: 

  • Prof. Philip Goad | Chair of Architecture | Melbourne School of Design | University of Melbourne
  • Jacques Sheard | independent Filmmaker

Bookings:

Want to come along? | BOOK HERE
For more info on the film, guest speakers or bookings, visit our website | HERE