A free screening of Charlotte’s Castle, presented as part of the Architecture + Design Film Festival (A+DFF). The Architecture + Design Film Festival (A+DFF) in Winnipeg presents critically acclaimed films focusing on the importance of architecture and design in everyday life.
Advanced registration is not required to attend the screening.
About the Movie
Directed by Jamie Kastner
2022, Canada, 84 minutes, English
When a developer seeks to modernize the apartments of Spadina Gardens, a quirky cast of unlikely activists battle to safeguard a Toronto historical landmark of which they consider themselves the caretakers. Built in 1905-6, the half-block mid-rise apartment complex at Spadina and Lowther is the oldest Toronto apartment house to maintain its original floor plans and many original architectural details.