Microtopia (2013)

  • Architecture, Design, Documentary
  • •
  • 52m

Microtopia explores how architects, artists and ordinary problem-solvers are pushing the limits to find answers to their dreams of portability, flexibility - and of creating independence from the grid. Microtopia deals with contemporary urgent ideas that are addressed, and solved, in very surprising ways.

Crew

Director Jesper Wachtmeister
Writer Jesper Wachtmeister

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