Unforeseen, The Directed
by
Laura Dunn USA / 2007 / 88minutes
Screening
Times and Venues:
Bearsville Theater
10/11/2007, 1:00PM
$8
SYNOPSIS:
Starting with the local story of Austin, Texas's war on development tycoon Gary Bradley, and transforming into an allegory for globalization, director Laura Dunn's new documentary "The Unforeseen" tells an incredibly shocking tale. Those of you who thought that creating small utopias open to all would be the way to jumpstart environmental change one piece at a time, think again. This delicately told account of Bradley's downfall, and the facts uncovered here, serve as a cautionary saga. Dunn's documentary thrives on not only its power and piercing role reversals, but also on its incredible visual scheme. The film's lush, widescreen cinematography is so startlingly beautiful that its no surprise that Terrence Malik was an Executive Producer. Dunn exposes the terrifying realities behind populist victory and shocks us into reflection about man's relationship with the world he lives in. Essential viewing for all environmental conscious moviegoers. (Michael Lerman)
BIO:
Laura Dunn started making documentaries in response to her undergraduate experience at Yale University. Through a chronicle of labor strikes on campus, "The Subtext of a Yale Education" (1999) examines the corporatization of higher education. She then returned to her birthplace to make "Green" (2000), a sobering look at environmental racism along the Mississippi River petrochemical corridor, a.k.a. "Cancer Alley". Other work includes experimental films "Baby" (1999), a personal take on population issues, and "Become the Sky" (2002), an ecological map of power in Texas. Her work has screened internationally in film festivals, art galleries, theaters, universities, churches and union halls. Honors include a Rockefeller Media Arts Fellowship, Student Academy Award and Yale's Trumbull College Fine Arts Prize. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and their spirited toddler. "The Unforeseen" is her first feature film.
MAIN CREDITS:
Cast/Featuring: Gary Bradley, Judah Folkman, William Greider, Willie Nelson, Robert Redford, Ann Richards Executive Producer(s): Terrence Malick, Robert Redford Producer(s): Douglas Sewell, Jeff Sewell, Laura Dunn Director(s): Laura Dunn
Cinematographer(s): Lee Daniel Editor(s): Laura Dunn, Emily Morris
Sound Editor(s): Wayne Bell, Wayne Chance, Justin Hennard
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