Frank Gehry

Much has been written about the Architect Frank Gehry and his artistic experimental architecture, but not much has been written about the implementation of the process, software and computers in his office that made it all happen.

Oscar winning director Sydney Pollack takes a sharp sideways turn with SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY, a documentary about the noted architect. Usually known for making grandiose productions such as THE FIRM and OUT OF AFRICA, Pollock adds a genuine curio to his filmmaking resume with this movie. Although the two men have been friends for years, Pollock thankfully bypasses the opportunity to pay a fawning tribute to Gehry, instead presenting a well-balanced portrait that offers both positive and negative commentators the chance to etch their thoughts into celluloid.

An exclusive glimpse into the creative process of the world's greatest living architect, Frank Gehry, as he creates his very first building in Australia - the new business school at Sydney's University of Technology.

The American architect most responsible for the new image of the architect as artist is documented in this film at a point in his career when he advances from experimenta