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Video Title:
INSIDE “MUD FRONTIER: ARCHITECTURE AT THE BORDERLANDS” | AN EVENING WITH THE FILMMAKERS
Description:
Mud Frontier: Architecture at the Borderlands is a feature-length documentary about Studio Rael San Fratello’s work to connect contemporary technology with the legacy of pottery making and adobe architecture in the southwest United States. On his ancestral land in southern Colorado, designer Ronald Rael along with his partner Virginia San Fratello 3D-print monumental structures out of mud, pushing the limits of technology and materials, while uncovering a dark history along the way. This virtual conversation and Q&A with film director Chris J. Gauthier; associate curator of Latino design Christina L. De León; and Studio Rael San Fratello founders, Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello was recorded live on November 17, 2021. The documentary film was produced with support from the Latino Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Smithsonian Affiliations is pleased to collaborate in sharing Mud Frontier with its 200+ Affiliate organizations across the US, Panama, and Puerto Rico. The themes of history, culture, design, and innovation are ones that resonate across the Affiliate network, and allow Affiliates to connect their own collections, exhibitions, and expertise to the film to foster conversations on these important topics with their communities.
