ADFF Toronto 2025: Tracing Light

Renzo Piano once said, “Light is not just something that allows us to see. It is a material that gives form, emotion, and life to architecture.” Tracing Light (2024) invites us to contemplate this mysterious and fundamental force that shapes our world and our built environment.

For director Thomas Riedelsheimer, light is both a medium and a lifelong obsession. From the birth of stars to the molecular dance of life, light reveals the universe’s hidden architecture. The film blends art and science as it follows visionaries in both fields who seek to understand and sculpt light. Visually striking and thought-provoking, this film expresses the language of architecture, sensation, and cinema itself.

About the Architecture and Design Film Festival

The Architecture and Design Film Festival (ADFF)—North America’s largest film festival dedicated to architecture and design—is coming back to Toronto for another year of great films and insightful discussions! From November 12-15, catch one of their amazing lineup of 13 films, from all over the world. Looking for the full list of films showcased at this year’s ADFF: Toronto? See the complete programme on the festival’s website!

The TSA is proud to once again be partnering with ADFF: Toronto to bring a series of panel discussions and post-screening Q&As that complement this year’s film roster. These panels bring together architects, film-makers, and subject matter experts to further explore the themes of each film and bring them back to our local context here in Toronto.

TSA MEMBERS: Members get discounted tickets to all showings at ADFF: Toronto! Keep an eye out for the code in the announcement of the ticket sales launch.