Join us at Taliesin's famed Hillside Theater for a screening of the film "Frank Lloyd Wright: Phoenix from the Ashes", with a special Q&A session with the filmmaker, Dr. Sigrid Faltin. 

The documentary tells the moving life of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), America's best-known architect with hitherto unknown footage. Frank Lloyd Wright was a genius, self-promoter, admired teacher, and failed businessman.  With the Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater, the house built over a waterfall, he created architectural icons.  In 70 years, he designed over 1000 buildings of which 500 were realized. In July 2019, eight of these structures have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. "I am the greatest architect who ever lived," it is said he once boasted. "Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility:  I chose the former and have seen no reason to change."  He knew no compromise, either in his professional or his private life.  Behind this was a sensitive and warm-hearted person, who never bowed to social morals but who sought and found his ethics in nature.  For him, a house should appear as if it had grown out of its surroundings.  Today we call this "Organic Architecture".  Wright is an architectural genius whose life could be a feature film.  He survived scandals, murders, fires, divorces, bankruptcies, and social disdain.  Time and time again he rose like a phoenix from the ashes.

The runtime is 53 minutes, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, Dr. Sigrid Faltin.

This film screening is free with a recommended cash donation of $10 at the door. We recommend pre-registering online to ensure admission. Doors will open at 5:30 PM with the film starting promptly at 6:00 PM.