Joshua Frank
Joshua Frank is a Montreal-born documentary filmmaker and musician. Raised in Beijing, Hong Kong and New Delhi, he explores the intersection of cultures, framing stories through architecture, labour, migration, food and music. He applies his background in small-footprint shooting to share intimate, human stories, told with patience, creativity and journalistic rigour. Director of the Groundwork experimental documentary trilogy for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and cinematographer of Big Fight in Little Chinatown and The Golden Village by filmmaker Karen Cho, he has also created numerous international short documentaries for platforms including VICE, Nowness and Asia Society. His work has been presented by festivals including DOC NYC, the Venice Biennale of Architecture, Shanghai Biennale, DOXA, RIDM, and the Brooklyn Film Festival.
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To Build Law
Duration: 1h40
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_To Build Law_ follows Berlin-based architectural studio bplus.xyz (b+) as they establish a policy lab, HouseEurope!, to propose industry reforms and shift cultural norms. The film closely observes the b+ team during various phases of conceptualization and development of a European Citizens’ Initiative meant to incentivize renovation over demolition and new construction. Through this bottom-up ...
To Build Law
Duration: 1h40
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_To Build Law_ follows Berlin-based architectural studio bplus.xyz (b+) as they establish a policy lab, HouseEurope!, to propose industry reforms and shift cultural norms. The film closely observes the b+ team during various phases of conceptualization and development of a European Citizens’ Initiative meant to incentivize renovation over demolition and new construction. Through this bottom-up ...
