My Architect

Name: My Architect
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Released: 2003-11-12
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Edmund Bacon, Edwina Pattison Daniels, Balkrishna Doshi, Frank Gehry, Philip Johnson

IMDb ID: tt0373175 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.4 (3,419 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Biography

Director Nathaniel Kahn searches to understand his father, noted architect Louis Kahn, who died bankrupt and alone in 1974.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: My Architect
Canada: My Architect (English)
France: My Architect
United Kingdom: My Architect
Ireland: My Architect (English)
India: My Architect (English)
New Zealand: My Architect (English)
United States: My Architect
South Africa: My Architect (English)
Mexico: Mi arquitecto: el viaje de un hijo
Turkey: Mimar babam - Bir oğlun yolculuğu (Turkish)
Poland: Mój architekt
Greece: Ο αρχιτέκτονάς μου
Russia: Мой архитектор
South Korea: 나의 설계자 - 아들의 여행
Japan: マイ・アーキテクト/ルイス・カーンを探して (Japanese)
Mimar babam - Bir oğlun yolculuğuRelease Date2003-11-12Runtime116 minutesMetascore81IMDb Popularity0User Reviews37Critic Reviews61Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsbiographical documentary
architect
son
pregnancy
dakarFilming LocationsMount Desert Island, Maine, USAProduction CompaniesLouis Kahn Project Inc.
Mediaworks
New Yorker FilmsOfficial SitesOfficial Site - https://www.myarchitectmovie.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373175/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0373175.jpgUpdated At2026-08-19T16:15:13

Directors

Nathaniel Kahn

Writers

Nathaniel Kahn

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Edmund Bacon | Character: Self
Actor: Edwina Pattison Daniels | Character: Aunt Eddie
Actor: Balkrishna Doshi | Character: Self
Actor: Frank Gehry | Character: Self
Actor: Philip Johnson | Character: Self
Actor: Louis Kahn | Character: Self
Actor: Nathaniel Kahn | Character: Self
Actor: Sue Ann Kahn | Character: Self
Actor: Haym Richard Katz | Character: Richard Katz
Actor: Teddy Kollek | Character: Self
Actor: Harriet Pattison | Character: Self
Actor: Priscilla Pattison | Character: Aunt Posie
Actor: I.M. Pei | Character: Self
Actor: Moshe Safdie | Character: Self
Actor: Robert A.M. Stern | Character: Self
Actor: Alexandra Tyng | Character: Self
Actor: Anne Tyng | Character: Self
Actor: Shamsul Wares | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Nathaniel Kahn | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Nathaniel Kahn | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Susan Rose Behr | Role: Producer
Name: Andrew S. Clayman | Role: Producer
Name: Simon Egleton | Role: Producer
Name: Phyllis Freed Kaufman | Role: Producer
Name: Darrell Friedman | Role: Producer
Name: Andrew Herwitz | Role: Producer
Name: John Hochroth | Role: Producer
Name: Nathaniel Kahn | Role: Producer
Name: Yael Melamede | Role: Producer
Name: Judy Moon | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Joseph Vitarelli | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Robert Richman | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sabine Krayenbühl | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Simon Egleton | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Travis Call | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shane Gillette | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jan McLaughlin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Greg Smith | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve F.B. Smith | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tony Volante | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Brian Scott Benson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Karen DePrizio | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Luke DiTommaso | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jennifer Russomanno | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Keith Yurevitz | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Claudia Raschke | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jonathan Rho | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Román Viñoly | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Benjamin Murray | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: David Low | Role: Music Department
Name: Tracy McKnight | Role: Music Department
Name: Alysia Oakley | Role: Music Department
Name: Chris Robertson | Role: Music Department
Name: Allan K. Rosen | Role: Music Department
Name: Nicholas Viterelli | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Matthew Roseman | Role: Production Department
Name: Ranjan Rabbani | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Lisa DeBenedictis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roger Doran | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Benjamin Murray | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sally Steele | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Kelly Sheehan | Role: Thanks

Trailers

My Architect | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3462332953/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3462332953/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563463417789.mp4?Expires=1788366787&Signature=RV7D-IbQCE55jXUcpJdOvZFe0YRLBrgQhtq9V3ntnpnHc6g5VsfmXFV8You~mNUld2Ld7wwGrtn2C2qiJUC60-DGh4q5D8RilO87BFL4KbS2kZRpkgXx46Xbv1J17lLxtx7L10a-JabEJ8JS6-SQ7Fr4RUA-dgNKeZT1-g0HZEVPXTR0eN8wxGGSnpafQ-8ABHTB5enaxOfUjdHYPwjQQvqa57ftgNlrcLVb2IS2J~p1Q~cgmwWDsEbN9xktEpLqbAs4oJvProUV1YVNmPpqyUCJ~9DDl96aSrRUhBEIUnectWmR-GRGOd9QtTOjxtwoU8XkdvXSytz~bcQAPztTQw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: April 13, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
United States: May 24, 2003 (Seattle International Film Festival)
United States: October 2003 (Chicago International Film Festival)
United States: October 23, 2003 (Hamptons International Film Festival)
United States: November 2, 2003 (Hawaii Film Festival)
United States: November 12, 2003
Ireland: February 17, 2004 (Dublin Film Festival)
Canada: February 20, 2004 (limited)
United Kingdom: August 13, 2004
Turkey: October 8, 2004 (Istanbul FilmOctober Film Week)
France: October 13, 2004
Australia: October 14, 2004
Turkey: October 15, 2004
United States: November 11, 2004 (Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival)
Switzerland: January 6, 2005 (German speaking region)
Austria: February 11, 2005
Netherlands: February 24, 2005
Greece: April 7, 2005 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
Hungary: April 28, 2005 (Mediawave Film Festival)
Spain: April 29, 2005
Greece: September 29, 2005
Czech Republic: November 8, 2005
Japan: January 28, 2006

Awards

Box Office