Q&A Following the Screening of “Architecture of Infinity”

Film Director: Christoph Schaub belongs to the most influential and active Swiss filmmakers, with almost thirty fiction and documentary films. Schaub directed several documentaries devoted to architectural themes such as “Santiago Calatrava's Travels” (2000) and “Bird's Nest: - Herzog & De Meuron in China” (2008) – both selected for the Locarno Festival. For his fiction film “Julia's Disappearance” (2009), Schaub received the Audience Award at the Locarno Festival. 

Moderator: Farah El-Rafei obtained her bachelor’s degree in design management at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) in Spring 2015. She has been actively exploring the regional creative scene by working in various cultural organizations including Art Dubai and Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Center (DUCTAC), in the field of exhibition management. She currently works as the Senior Exhibitions Coordinator at the National Pavilion UAE – La Biennale di Venezia that manages the United Arab Emirates’ participation at the Venice Biennale. Following her experience and passion for the field, she cofounded the Cairo-based festival, Film My Design (FMD), to promote and celebrate the region’s design scene through film.