A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

In 1982, President François Mitterrand launched an international competition to design the flagship project of his term: a building to match and complement the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe. To the surprise of everyone, the commission is won by an unknown 53-year-old from Copenhagen, Johan Otto von Spreckelsen. Inspired by remarkable true events, Claes Bang leads a superb ensemble cast in this historical drama, as an idealistic architect whose quest to build an ambitious landmark in Paris triggers unforeseen consequences.

Follows a wedding singer and a flagging pop star who come together to write a song to comedic consequences.

Roy Good is a rare figure in New Zealand art: a painter, designer and spatial thinker who never separated disciplines. Influenced by Bauhaus and De Stijl, he embedded abstraction into popular television shows, national logos and shaped canvases alike. Working from his small studio in the wilderness of West Auckland, he quietly pioneered one of the country's most consistent and original modernist practices. This insightful documentary reveals an artist of global significance, working from the edge of the world.

This documentary tells the story of visionary architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. It is a journey across continents and decades, into the uncompromising world of architecture and into a love story and creative partnership. For 50 years, Venturi and Scott Brown shared a life marked by deep tenderness, sharp wit, and intellectual joy. Together, they also ignited a quiet revolution in architecture, challenging the rigid dogmas of modernism by embracing complexity, symbolism, and the lessons of the everyday landscape.

Through his architecture, this documentary tells the story of Sep Ruf, both as a person and as an architect—a remarkable personality who continues to have an impact today. Ruf's buildings are not only of outstanding quality but also remain relevant and contemporary. His stylish, elegant, open, and transparent architecture is, in the best sense, a continuation of Bauhaus modernism, which he interpreted in his own way, always with a deep respect for tradition.

Tracing Light explores the most fascinating of natural phenomena—light. The film brings together leading physicists and artists from Scotland, England and Germany on a quest to understand and animate light. Light is difficult to describe. Tracing Light does not seek to explain, but to evoke. Through its visuals and encounters between artists and scientists, the film opens a contemplative space—one where wonder and sensuality quietly unfold.

For over six years, filmmaker Birgitte Sigmundstad followed the creation of Norway's New National Museum, a monumental project that merged four institutions under one vast, temple-like roof designed by Kleihues + Schuwerk. This rich, observational documentary offers an unvarnished look at the tensions that define an undertaking like this: curatorial debates, the logistical challenges of moving and storing vast collections, aesthetic and technical decisions, time and budget pressures, political backlash and evolving public expectations.

The House of Cini Boeri tells the story of the intense life and brilliant work of architect and designer Cini Boeri, through the places she lived, the testimonies of those who knew her well, and the works she created. The house of Cini Boeri is the home of a courageous protagonist of the 20th century—a pioneer, both in her choices and her designs, of a new way of living that helped revolutionise the role of women in the family, in work, and in society. It's the home of a strong-willed, charismatic matriarch of a large family that lovingly and devotedly preserves her memory.

Construction of the long-awaited new pavilion inside the Hilversum botanical gardens in the Netherlands begins. With the occasional help of the gardener and under the watchful eyes of the local residents, the architects—acting as builders—donned overalls and work shoes and navigated the year-long process. Join them for a walk through the garden, observing the construction in harmony with the unhurried rhythms of nature.

This documentary tells the story of five architects—Philip Johnson, John Johansen, Landis Gores, Eliot Noyes, and Marcel Breuer—visionaries who ignited a modern design revolution with Bauhaus inspired designs. Preceded by THE TEMPLE OF KINETIC RESONANCE (10 mins), a short film exploring the creation of a joint vision combining the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Len Lye Foundation in a single building in New Plymouth.

This documentary tells the story of a major urban renewal and transformation project, starting from the Lavazza headquarters in Turin and engaging with the people who live there, the Aurora district and the city of Turin. Preceded by NGĀ MOKOPUNA: THE LIVING PĀ AT VICTORIA UNIVERSITY (15 mins), a short film showcasing Ngā Mokopuna and interviews with architects, a sustainability expert, the head of Māori Studies at the Victoria University of Wellington and sustainable building suppliers.

This documentary explores the radical vision of Ugo La Pietra, a key figure in art, design and architecture over the last 60 years. The documentary reconstructs the journey of an author who used every available medium to develop his "disequilibrating system": a way of creating against the system and stereotypes, aimed at evolving the individual through new forms of perception. Architect, artist and designer, La Pietra is a unique case.

Living Together: The Story of De Warren is a documentary about the establishment of Housing Cooperative De Warren. The film begins with KONIJN, a group of friends who organise parties and festivals. After founding a permaculture farm in Portugal, the idea of living together arises and the concept of De Warren is born. The project is ambitious, being the first of its kind in the Netherlands, and none of the young housing pioneers have ever built a house.

Bruno Morassutti was a cultured and intellectually rigorous, yet understated figure in post-war Italian architecture. A former student of Giuseppe Samonà and Carlo Scarpa, Morassutti brought a deeply cosmopolitan sensibility to his work. His early travels across the USA, documenting the works of Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, shaped his lifelong interest in structural experimentation and prefabrication. Back in Italy, he worked with Angelo Mangiarotti, before starting his own studio.

Space architect Constance Adams was a renegade in her field, solving complex problems in new ways, driven by the question: What do humans need? Preceded by RIMURAPA BY NEIL PARDINGTON (12 mins), a short film about local artist, Neil Pardington who is creating graphic works from bull kelp. Preceded by PAPARAHI: 50TH ANNIVERSARY VICTORIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & INNOVATIVE DESIGN (15 mins), a short film profiling key female architects; alumni of Victoria University of Wellington.