Integral Man

2017 - Feature length Documentary

He decided against Frank Gehry, considered Rem Koolhaas and ultimately chose two young architects that would come to change contemporary architecture. Jim Stewart is the most published mathematician since Euclid, a concert level violinist, calculus professor, philanthropist, and gay rights activist. He is a true polymath, a modern day renaissance man. He had a bold vision and the conviction to follow through. It took almost ten years to realize his dream, Integral House, which was completed in 2009. Designed around a stunning internal concert hall, it was hailed as a masterpiece by some of the greatest architecture and design critics in the world. Integral House, like Jim, was unlike anything else. Now confronting his inability to play violin as arthritis cripples his hands, Jim boldly faces his declining health, jumping head long into the role of impresario. But it would not be so simple. As unexpected events unfold, Jim is left to make some of the most difficult decisions of his life.
 

In 2009 Shim Sutcliffe Architects completed a ground breaking private residence for Jim Stewart that became internationally renowned and the focus of his philanthropic efforts. Part concert hall, part architectural wonder, the house has become a pilgrimage for architects and musicians from around the world, playing host to a list of amazing concert performances. When Jim was diagnosed with terminal cancer a year into the making of this film, he undertook a direction to see the last days of his life lived out in a bold testament to his convictions. The Integral man takes us inside this famous house and tells the story of a man who, despite making a difference in the world of arts and culture, is relatively unknown to the public at large.

Directed by Joseph Clement

Produced by Auratic Media

Now in theaters across Canada in co-operation with KinoSmith Distribution.

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