LEWERENTZ DIVINE DARKNESS
February 3, 2025, 7:00 P.M.
The Michelle and Kevin Douglas IMAX Theatre, RZC 119, Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, 3131 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Outside the Box [Office] invites you to attend
A Special Theatrical Screening of
LEWERENTZ DIVINE DARKNESS
Directed by Sven Blume
Produced by William Johansson
Followed by a Q&A with Sven Blume
7:00 P.M. on Monday, February 3rd, 2025
The Michelle and Kevin Douglas IMAX Theatre, RZC 119
Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts
3131 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
FREE ADMISSION. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
FOOD AND DRINKS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED IN THE AUDITORIUM.
NO RSVP REQUIRED!
About Lewerentz Divine Darkness
A feature-length documentary about the architect Sigurd Lewerentz. Sigurd Lewerentz is one of the most famous Swedish architects, considered a master of the profession internationally. His unique solutions were decades ahead of their time. Lewerentz did not want to be filmed or interviewed. His person, like his buildings, is surrounded by a mysterious aura. But in a root cellar in Lund, there is an unknown treasure. Film reels and audio tapes recorded by the architect Bernt Nyberg with Lewerentz during his last years are stored here.
From the cellar, a cultural-historical journey begins, where the stylistic traces of Lewerentz within Nordic architecture become palpable. Classicism and modernism converge in a poetic brutality that awakens our deepest and most archaic cultural memories.
Running time: 70 minutes.
About the Guest
SVEN BLUME (Director)
Sven Blume is a film director based in Stockholm, Sweden. Blume graduated from Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Documentary Film. Since graduation he has been working as director in documentary film projects as well as several collaborations within fine art, architecture, music videos, experimental, dance videos, animation and fiction. “Lewerentz Divine Darkness” (2024) will be his third feature length documentary film and his second film on the architecture topic. Previous films: ”Crooked Lines of Beauty – my grandfather the architect Carl Nyrén” (2021) and ”For Somebody Else” (2020), a film about surrogate mothers in US. His films have received awards and been screened in festivals all over the world, in museums, galleries, cinemas and broadcasted by public broadcasters in several countries. He became a member of the Swedish Film Academy 2023
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Check-In & Reservations
This screening is free of charge and open to the public. No RSVP is required in order to attend. Doors will open at 6:30 P.M.
All SCA screenings are OVERBOOKED to ensure seating capacity in the theater, therefore seating is not guaranteed based on RSVPs. The RSVP list will be checked in on a first-come, first-served basis until the theater is full. Once the theater has reached capacity, we will no longer be able to admit guests, regardless of RSVP status.
Accessibility Needs
Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations to attend this event may contact Alessandro Ago, Director of Programming and Special Projects, at aago@cinema.usc.edu or 213-740-2330. It is requested that individuals requiring accommodations or auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify us at least seven days prior to the event. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.
Parking
NO STUDENT, STAFF, FACULTY OR THEATER PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT THE ROBERT ZEMECKIS CENTER.
We recommend Parking in the USC Shrine Parking Structure, located 686 W 32nd St. Parking passes may be purchased at the gate. Metered street parking is also available along 32nd street.
The USC Robert Zemeckis Center is located at 3131 South Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90007, one block north of Parking Structure D, on the North side of the Shrine Auditorium. The RZC entrance is located at the rear of the building, behind the red fence on 32nd St.
Contact Information
Name: Alessandro Ago
Email: aago@cinema.usc.edu