All3Media Sells Documentary Architect Daniel Libeskind

LONDON, November 22:
All3Media has closed sales on a documentary about the renowned architect Daniel
Libeskind.

Described as one of the
world’s greatest living architects, Libeskind was the original winner of New
York’s World Trade Centre rebuild competition for Ground Zero, and presently
has ongoing projects around the world.

His major commissions have
included the Jewish Museum of Berlin and The Imperial War Museum North in the
U.K., and the new Denver Art Museum. His work transcends conventional
architecture—he is a philosopher, musician and artist, yet also a
self-confessed populist, keen to connect emotionally with the public at
large.

A special one-hour
documentary about this celebrated man, produced by Lion Television for a BBC4
commission, has been licensed by ll3media to a variety of territories including
China, North America, Australia, Singapore, the Netherlands, Hong Kong,
Denmark, New Zealand, Israel and Sweden and Finland.

Tracing the life,
influences and work of a startlingly original thinker, this documentary
explores the range of influences that shaped Libeskind’s early life, revisits
the sites of some of his earliest memories, and travels with Libeskind on an
intensely personal journey to some of the locations that have most inspired his
thinking.

“Richard Shaw and Chris
Swann at Lion have produced a truly stunning and intelligent documentary, which
informs and entertains, allowing the magnetic personality of Daniel Libeskind
to show through,” says Louise Pedersen, the managing director of All3Media
International. “The show’s appeal is reflected in the broad range of sales
achieved to mainstream broadcasters around the world.”

“Daniel gave us quite
extraordinary access,” adds Chris Swann, the film’s director. “He was willing
to discuss the most private and the most important parts of his life and work
and as a result allowed me to make a film that shows what it takes to be a
working architect at the height of his powers. He is a shy man—a cross between
a mensch and a munchkin—and it was difficult for him to be so open, but
we gained his trust and his friendship. I hope what the viewer sees is more
than just a snapshot of an extraordinary man.”