Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island

Name: Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island
Director: Marcia Connolly
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-03-21
Duration: 52 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Todd Saunders, Zita Cobb

Directed by Marcia Connolly

Documentary

20150h 52m

Overview

Architect Todd Saunders’s buildings on Fogo Island, Newfoundland embrace the excitement of being on the edge of nature and contemporary design while fulfilling the goal of doing ‘new things with old ways’. Saunders and commissioner, Zita Cobb, provide a personal account of the ideas and traditions that inspire this bold and socially ambitious architectural venture. Gorgeously photographed over the Island’s seven seasons, the film is a flowing, visual narrative that unfolds over time as the principal stage of the project, the Fogo Island Inn, approaches completion.