Jake Gorst Presents: Capturing Modernism - Over 20 Years Documenting Architecture in Film

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Film Director Jake Gorst has been producing documentaries about 20th century modern architecture for the past two decades. Hear “behind the scenes” accounts – from his first project discussing Long Island’s famed Leisurama houses in Montauk, to the 2-part biography on California’s Albert Frey, as well as his most recent New England historical perspective “New England Modernism”, and everything in-between.

Jake Gorst has spent the past two decades researching and documenting mid-century modern architecture, including the work of his grandfather, architectural designer Andrew Geller, in print and film. Gorst is an Emmy(R) award winning documentary filmmaker and the director of Mainspring Pictures Ltd. Recent films directed by Gorst include Modern Tide: Midcentury Architecture on Long Island (2012, Design Onscreen), William Krisel, Architect (2010, Design Onscreen), Journeyman Architect: The Life and Work of Donald Wexler (2009, Design Onscreen) and Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs (2006, Design Onscreen). His films Farmboy (2006, Jonamac Productions), and Leisurama (2005, Jonamac Productions), have been in national U.S. public television distribution. Gorst has also a contributing writer to VOX Hamptons, HOME Miami and Modernism magazines.