Dir: Ron Chapman / USA / 83mins / 2021

Australian Premiere

Seven diverse Indigenous architects from North America express the vitality of Indigenous architecture through process, design, and build.

Tammy Eagle Bull (the first Native American woman to be a licensed architect in North America), Wanda Dalla Costa, Alfred Waugh, Brian Porter, Daniel Glenn, Patrick Stewart and Douglas Cardinal, considered the first Indigenous architect in North America. They all define their individuality through their artistry, and bond in their philosophy and principles of protecting the planet.

They are diverse in gender, age and artistic approach, yet they find common ground in their Indigenous identity.

Each architect has harrowing tales of dysfunction, poverty, violence and assimilation, but they all overcame adversity to become the top in their field.

Together these Indigenous architects are changing the world, influencing humanity to consider the ways in which the built environment has impact on our planet and guiding us to the possibility of a sustainable future.

Melbourne Design Week Film Festival curated by Richard Sowada