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An architect journeys into the imaginative and complicated world of her 94-year-old great-uncle, Herb Greene, a visionary architect whose work emerged from the avant-garde teachings of Bruce Goff in 1950s Oklahoma, pioneering an Organic Architecture movement that flourished, faded, and quietly took root far beyond its origins.

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Filmmaker and architect Lila Cohen explores the complicated legacy of her great-uncle and the Organic Architecture movement he helped pioneer from Oklahoma in the 1950’s and 60’s.

Lila Cohen delves into the groundbreaking work of architect and artist Herb Greene, a visionary that rose out of Norman, Oklahoma and went on to quietly influence others around the world.

A personal journey to capture a multi-generational narrative, Lila reveals the brilliance of an architect and his artistic vision that continues to unfold with profound relevance by uncovering the intricate layers surrounding Herb Greene’s life from his Jewish upbringing in depression era New York, to pioneering an avant-garde movement under the mentorship of Bruce Goff whose non-conformist pedagogy and counterculture architecture has been often misunderstood.

The film uncovers a story about a family's creative inheritance unearthing the heart and courage to create outside the mainstream to reveal the power of creative freedom.

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TO ME, ORGANIC MEANS YOU COME FROM A PAST WHERE YOU'RE TIED TO BEGINNINGS.

– Herb Greene

Film Partnerships

Sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative who offers fiscal sponsorship to independent filmmakers around the world. For 35 years they’ve provided sponsorship and support to hundreds of filmmakers managing more than $50 million in grants and donations.

Many foundations will only issue grants to non-profits. Instead of forming their own 501(c)3 organization, filmmakers often align themselves with FC, allowing them to apply for a wide range of funding opportunities and to offer their individual donors a tax deduction.

Remembering the Future with Herb Greene also Partnered with the Norman Arts Council in 2021, who received funding from the Kirkpatrick Foundation, for initial filming in Oklahoma.