Independent filmmaker and photographer
Gary Hustwit is an independent filmmaker and photographer based in New York. He has produced 13 feature documentaries, including the award-winning I Am Trying To Break Your Heart about the band Wilco; Oddsac, an experimental feature film by the band Animal Collective; and Mavis!, the HBO documentary about gospel/soul music legend Mavis Staples.
In 2007 he made his directorial debut with Helvetica, the world’s first feature-length documentary about graphic design and typography. The film marked the beginning of a design film trilogy, with Objectified, about industrial design and product design following in 2009, and Urbanized, about the design of cities, in 2011. The films have been broadcast on PBS, BBC, HBO and television outlets in 20 countries, and have been screened in over 300 cities worldwide. Workplace, a documentary project about the future of the office, was commissioned for the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture. His most recent feature film, Rams, about German design legend Dieter Rams with original music by Brian Eno, was released in 2018.
Fireside Chat: Sustainable Transportation
Gary will participate in an interactive discussion to explore if we can really have sustainable transportation. Together with Sustainability Deep Dive emcees, Deb Johnson and Stephan Clambaneva, Gary will take part in a conversational ‘fireside chat’ on how to drive the industry to make the car, which has been historically tied to fossil fuels, truly a part of the circular economy. Questions will be curated from our audience, and additional experts will be brought into the conversation to crowdsource more perspectives on this very important topic.
The story behind ‘RAMS’. Gary provides insight into his groundbreaking documentary centered on the life, career, and impact of Dieter Rams. The audience was treated to a (at the time) pre-release screening of the film.
