Join UO’s Portland Architecture Program for a screening of the new documentary feature film, Lewerentz Divine Darkness, followed by a Q&A with Director Sven Blume.

UO Portland
Room 121
Innovation Building
2811 NE Holman St. Portland, Oregon 97211

Time: 70 minutes + Q&A
See the trailer here.

About the Film:
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.

Filmmaker:
Sven Blume is a Stockholm-based film director specializing in documentary filmmaking. He graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Documentary Film. Since then, he has worked extensively as a director on documentary projects and has collaborated across disciplines within fine art, architecture, music videos, and dance.His latest feature-length documentary, Lewerentz Divine Darkness (2024), explores the work of architect Sigurd Lewerentz and marks his second film on architecture. Since its world premiere in spring 2024, the film has had a national cinema and broadcast release in Sweden and approximately 100 special screenings/festivals in 25 countries worldwide.

His previous films include Crooked Lines of Beauty – My Grandfather, the Architect Carl Nyrén (2021) and For Somebody Else (2020), a documentary about surrogate mothers in the United States, along with several short films. Blume's films have received critical acclaim, winning awards and being screened at festivals worldwide, as well as in museums, galleries, cinemas, and on public broadcasters in multiple countries. In recognition of his contributions to film, he became a member of the Swedish Film Academy in 2023.