“We live in an era of cement, concrete, and sugar—inside our bodies, sugar is killing us in the same way modern architecture is destroying our cities. These substances come fast and cheap, but we don’t see the big picture. For thousands of years, people knew the value of the things they made—they cut one big stone and knew it would remain forever. But today’s architects cannot imagine the future. They don’t know what to build in the centre of a city because the world is changing so fast. We don’t know what kind of buildings we’ll need in 20 years, so there is no vision.” (Victor Kossakovsky)
Architecton Architecton
An epic, intimate and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction — and offer hope for survival and a way forward. Centring on a landscape project by the Italian architect Michele De Lucchi, Kossakovsky uses the circle to reflect on the rise and fall of civilizations.
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Sorry, Baby Sorry, Baby
Eva Victor
Friday, 10. 10. 2025 / 16:15 / Main Hall
An honest, warm, and surprisingly funny film about how to live with something you can never truly get over. A Sundance Festival sensation, winner of the Best Screenplay award there, and considered one of the best films of the year by numerous critics.
Wisdom of Happiness Wisdom of Happiness
Barbara Miller, Philip Delaquis
Friday, 10. 10. 2025 / 17:30 / Small Hall
With disarming wit, the Dalai Lama reflects on balancing millennia-old Tibetan Buddhist traditions with the contemporary values of our globalised society that now struggles to overcome violence and war while standing on the brink of environmental collapse.
Mirrors No. 3 Miroirs No. 3
Christian Petzold
Friday, 10. 10. 2025 / 18:30 / Main Hall
Christian Petzold once again explores themes of loss, memory, and identity – this time in a mysterious family psychodrama, a modern fairy tale for adults, in which two women try to piece together the fragments of their broken lives.