Black Rhino Creative is pleased to announce that the documentary feature Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines from Vancouver-based directors Ryan Mah and Danny Berish will world premiere as the opening night film of ADFF:Toronto on October 23rd, 2024 at the TIFF Lightbox and will also open ADFF:Vancouver on November 6th, 2024.
Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines delves into the personal life and work of Arthur Erickson, a visionary architect first in Canada and ultimately across the globe. The film was made with unprecedented access to the Erickson archives and with the full cooperation of the Erickson family making this a “definitive” film about an exceptional man. With intimate interviews, unseen archival footage, and an exploration of his architectural masterpieces, the film weaves together the complexities of Erickson’s personal life, his sexuality, and his public-facing professional life. It reveals a man who transcended traditional boundaries, fused art, culture, and nature and in the process, redefined modern architecture. Beauty Between the Lines explores the impact his relationships and his homosexuality had on his work.
The Architecture & Design Film Festival is the largest in the world devoted to architecture & design and promises an exciting lineup of films, panel discussions, and Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines will also play on ADFF:Toronto’s closing night October 26th, 2024 and open ADFF:Vancouver this fall. According to ADFF Founder and Director Kyle Bergman, AIA, “Each year we screen over 350 films to uncover the most compelling and beautiful stories. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and foster community around the love of architecture and design. This year many of the films shed light on the singular genius of people who were challenged to fight the status quo and stay true to their vision to leave a lasting impact.”
Danny Berish and Ryan Mah are award-winning documentary film directors whose credits include the one-hour documentary film for TELUS Outside In, the 6-part series Red Chef Revival, Nude to Me a documentary selected by the Hot Docs Film Festival in 2020, and House Special, a 5-part documentary series. Danny and Ryan are also in their third season directing the travel series Postcards from… for AMI. Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines is their first feature documentary. The film will continue its festival run before its broadcast on Knowledge Network in 2026.
Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines is produced by Black Rhino Creative Inc. in association with All in Pictures Inc. and Leap Creative and is a Knowledge Network Original production. It is directed, written and produced by Danny Berish and Ryan Mah (Outside In), produced by Leah Mallen (Coast Modern), executive producer is Ray Mah, director of photography is Richard Tran (Postcards From…) and composers are Jesse Zubot and Josh Zubot (Bones of Crows).
Following Toronto, the Festival will continue with ADFF:Vancouver November 6-10, 2024, ADFF:LA Nov 19-23, Mumbai January 9-12 2025, and ADFF:Chicago January 29-February 2, 2025. The world premiere screening of Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines is being co-presented by Nienkamper.
The film was made possible with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, Rogers Documentary Fund, and the participation of the Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC Canadian Film and Video Production Tax Credit.
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