VIFF celebrates centenary of famed Vancouver architect with Erickson on Film, June 14, 16, and 18

Homage to Arthur Erickson will feature rare screenings of documentaries and Hollywood features, plus dialogues with architects and filmmakers

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Erickson on Film. Photo courtesy of the Erickson Family Collection

The VIFF Centre is marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vancouver’s most famous and influential architect with Erickson on Film, three special programs of screenings and talks guest-curated by architecture critic and historian Trevor Boddy, FRAIC.

Each feature screening begins with a short introductory talk from Boddy, who will then host a dialogue with Arthur Erickson’s key design collaborators and the documentarians and film crews drawn to the visual power of his creations. Erickson on Film will chart the Vancouver architect’s life and creative works as seen by both documentarians and Hollywood directors, offering a glimpse at how his ideas and passions have transformed the city.

Celebrations will kick off on June 14 with birthday cake and the first program, Erickson on Film: Intersecting Lives. Program two, Erickson on Film: Documenting the Designer, takes place on June 16. The final program on June 18, Erickson on Film: The Smell of Wet Concrete, is devoted to the architect’s major public buildings, including the original SFU campus.

Tickets are available at viff.org/erickson.

Post sponsored by VIFF.

Erickson on Film. Photo by Fred Schiffer, courtesy of the Erickson Family Collection