Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island

Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island

52 mins | Documentary | March 21, 2015

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.

Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island

52 mins | Documentary | March 21, 2015

Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island
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.
Producers
Original title Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island
Directors Katherine Knight, Marcia Connolly
Writers

Cast

Todd Saunders

as Himself