FILM SCREENING | Desert Utopia - Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs | SUN MAY 17 | 4-6 PM

Sunday May 17 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm | Desert Utopia - Mid-century Architecture in Palm Springs | Ginger Elliott Center at Garner House | 840 N Indian Hill Blvd. Claremont | Suggested Donation $10

Directed by Jake Gorst, Produced by David Shearer

Palm Springs, CA boasts the highest concentration of mid-century modern architecture in the country. The likes of Richard Neutra, William Cody, John Lautner, Albert Frey, Lloyd Wright and many other significant architects came to Palm Springs and left their collective mark. Desert Utopia: Mid-century Architecture in Palm Springs is the first feature-length documentary on the mid-twentieth-century architecture in and around Palm Springs, CA.

The 80-minute documentary film weaves architectural images, vintage photography, classic film clips and interviews with architects and others to tell the story of the desert's innovative architecture. The documentary also includes rare archival interviews with Albert Frey, John Porter Clark, Raymond Loewy and Richard Neutra.

Directed by award-winning East Coast filmmaker Jake Gorst (including Leisurama for PBS) and produced by David Shearer and Robert Imber, The film weaves architectural images, vintage photography, classic film clips and interviews with architects and others to tell the story of the desert's innovative architecture.

Q&A following the screening moderated by David Shearer, Executive Director, Claremont Heritage.