A portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), a genius of modern architecture, whose life passed between glory, scandal and tragedy.
Direction
Sigrid Faltin balances Wright's brilliance with his spectacular personal failures.
Production
Stunning drone shots of his buildings that'll ruin your Zillow search forever.
Director
Sigrid Faltin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
T.C. Boyle appears here after writing 'The Women,' his fictionalized Wright novel—he spent years researching the architect's romantic disasters.
The 'Phoenix' title references both Taliesin's literal burning and Wright's 1920s resurgence after near-bankruptcy and public humiliation.
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