The Resene Architecture and Design Film Festival

The Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival returns to Wellington and, for the first time, some films are showing at Te Papa on 24 and 25 May. Prepare to immerse yourself in an inspiring new collection of architecture and design documentaries sourced from across the globe.

Two young children holding melting ice creams and with ice cream all over their mouths are standing on the side of the road next to a pier.

Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival: I am Martin Parr

Since the 1970s, English photographer Martin Parr has held up a sometimes tender, sometimes critical and always mischievous mirror to our times, forcing us to take a hard look at how consumer society has shaped our lives.

I am Martin Parr is part of the Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival.

Sat 24 May 2025, 11.00am–12.15pm

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

A moder boxy building with two trees in front of it is on a seaside cliff.

Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival: ‘Eileen Gray and the House by the sea’ and ‘Her Blueprint, Aotearoa’

Eileen Gray’s villa, E.1027, on the Côte d’Azur is considered a milestone in architectural history.

Eileen Gray and the house by the Sea and Her Blueprint, Aotearoa are part of the Wellington Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival.

Sat 24 May 2025, 2.00–3.50pm

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

A man is walking away from the camera in a large room with a lot of taxidermied animals and animal skins

Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival: Dale Frank: Nobody’s Sweetie

A charming portrait of Dale Frank, Australia’s foremost contemporary and conceptual artist, eight weeks out from his 40th exhibition at Sydney’s Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery.

Dale Franke: Nobody’s Sweetie is part of the Wellington Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival.

Sun 25 May 2025, 11.00am–12.20pm

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

A photo taken at dusk showing a lit-up building on a hill on a farm.

Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival: Special screening – ‘The Chodge’, followed by ADNZ Q&A

A documentary about the design and building of a unique private holiday home in New Zealand.

The Chodge is part of the Wellington Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival.

Sun 25 May 2025, 2.00–3.30pm

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake