TORONTO FILMS

At the Garden’s Pace

70 mins | Netherlands | 2024

At the Garden’s Pace tracks a design-build process of a striking new modern pavilion within a botanical garden dedicated to conifers in the Dutch town of Hilversum.

Building on the Edge

73 mins | US | 2025

Few architects ever have the chance to design buildings for one of the most extreme environments on Earth—Antarctica. Building on the Edge captures the thrill of design idealism clashing with the challenges of full-scale reality.

Changing Lanes

73 mins | US | 2025

After a beloved teacher is tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a grassroots movement emerges to transform a notoriously dangerous four-lane boulevard into a safer, two-lane street with protected bike lanes.

Identity: A Czech Graphic Design Love Story

85 mins | Czech Republic | 2024

What does a country’s design aesthetic reveal about its identity? That’s the animating question behind Identity: A Czech Graphic Design Love Story, a documentary that pairs cultural inquiry with personal narrative.

Kensington Market: Heart of the City

104 mins | Canada | 2024

Kensington Market: Heart of the City is a richly textured portrait of one of Toronto’s most storied neighborhoods, an ever-evolving enclave shaped by more than 160 years of immigration, artistry, and individuality.

Lewerentz Divine Darkness

70 mins | Sweden | 2024

Lewerentz Divine Darkness begins decades after the architect’s death, when an unexpected discovery in a root cellar cracks open the mystery of his work.

Living in a Piece of Furniture – Gerrit Rietveld’s Houses

52 mins | Netherlands | 2024

Known for his Red and Blue Chair and the groundbreaking Schröder House, architect Gerrit Rietveld believed that homes should function like living sculptures.

Miralles

90 mins | Spain | 2024

In Spain, Enric Miralles’ name carries the weight of an architectural legend, but he remains lesser known in other parts of the world.

Prickly Mountain and My Design Build Life

96 mins | US | 2025

Prickly Mountain and My Design Build Life takes us to Warren, Vermont—a remarkable small town with more architects and designers per capita than anywhere else in the USA.

Søren Pihlmann: Make Materials Matter

54 mins | Denmark | 2025

The global construction industry is one of the planet’s most resource-hungry and polluting sectors. But in recent years, a distinct Danish voice has emerged in the global conversation about how we live, build, and shape our surroundings.

The Big Brutal Quiz

90 mins | Netherlands | 2024

This first-of-its-kind ADFF event is a trivia night that dives into the dramatic intersection of brutalist design and film.

The Space Architect

40 mins | US | 2025

The Space Architect introduces us to the trailblazing architect Constance Adams, whose groundbreaking work at NASA reimagined how humans might live in outer space. Filmed just four days before her death, The Space Architect captures Adams reflecting on her extraordinary career and her final, passionate focus towards Earth.

Tracing Light

99 mins | Germany | 2024

Tracing Light invites us to contemplate this mysterious and fundamental force that shapes our world and our built environment.

We The Others

55 mins | Italy | 2024

We The Others is a captivating film about Brazilian brothers and design icons Fernando and Humberto Campana whose studio, Estudio Campana, gained international recognition for its unique approach to design.