We acknowledge Australia’s First Nations People as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land, and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, upon whose Country SFF are based.
We honour the storytelling and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.

Architecton

Directed by Victor Kossakovsky
2024
Germany, France, USA
98 minutes
All Ages
Book Tickets
Buy a Flexipass now and save!
Award-winning filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky’s striking follow-up to Gunda focuses on the built environment and its shift from rock to concrete. Selected Berlinale 2024.

This essay-like film features some of the most dramatic footage you’re likely to see this Festival, as the camera swoops through ruined buildings and streams of rock tumble slow-mo down the screen. As the dust clears and the camera retreats, you’re left to contemplate the nature of our relationship with building materials old and new. Alongside these ravishing images, we meet Italian architect and theorist Michele De Lucchi as he supervises the construction of a stone circle in his rain-swept garden. Another fascinating, immersive film in Russian director Kossakovsky’s impressive canon (¡Vivan Las Antipodas!, SFF 2012).

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.
You don’t watch a Kossakovsky movie as much as you take it in with eyes wide open, immersing yourself in images and associations that present everyday phenomena in a whole new way
Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
This is blatantly dazzling, epic-scale filmmaking that nonetheless invites viewers to consider the implications of our awe
Guy Lodge, Variety

Tickets

Thu 6 Jun
6:15pm
Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Sun 9 Jun
6:15pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Fri 14 Jun
8:15pm
Palace Central Cinemas - Cinema 1
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Program Strand
International Documentaries
Year
2024
Classification
All Ages
Country
Germany, France, USA
Language
In Italian and English with English subtitles
Director
Victor Kossakovsky
Producer
Heino Deckert
Screenwriter
Victor Kossakovsky
Cinematographer
Ben Bernhard
Editor
Ainara Vera, Viktor Kossakovsky
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Documentary, Environmental, Science & Technology, Experimental
Company Credits
Australian Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Cart
Clear Cart

Your cart is empty.

View over 500 sessions to find the right films and events for you!

Browse In Cinema Program

Check out our list of films showing in your area

Browse Films

Donate Today
Help us bring you the best in cinema worldwide.
Booking Fee
$0
Subtotal
Total
Planner

Your planner helps you schedule your entire SFF experience. It shows sessions you've saved, purchased or added to your cart in a helpful timeline.

Sign in or register to save your planner!

Your planner is empty.

Use your planner to create your own unique SFF Experience

Browse Films & Events

Share
Your SFF
Let the world know what you'll be watching. Don't forget to tag @sydfilmfest!