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"One of the most extraordinary accomplishments in recent American nonfiction filmmaking." — Salon.com "...the kind of transformative viewing experience that has made the current period a golden age for nonfiction film." — Variety THE UNFORESEEN May 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 // 7:30, 9:30 USA 2007 // Director: Laura Dunn // 88 min // 35mm |
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The American Dream of owning a house with a white picket fence goes head to head with environmental sustainability in Laura Dunn's lyrical and beautifully crafted documentary The Unforeseen. Featuring interviews with Robert Redford, Willie Nelson, the iconic Texas Governor Ann Richards, environmentalist Wendell Berry and many others, The Unforeseen is a powerful meditation on the American dream – on the destruction of the natural world as it falls victim to the cannibalizing forces of unchecked development. It is an intricate tale of personal hopes, victories and failures; and of debates over land, water and the public good. "As a cinematic contemplation of human activity on the planet, it far surpasses An Inconvenient Truth and its more lecture-like message on global warming". Winner of the 2008 Independent Spirit Award “Truer than Fiction” Prize. Laura Dunn started making documentaries in response to her undergraduate experience at Yale University. Through her films The Subtext of a Yale Education (1999), Baby (1999), Green (2000), and Become the Sky (2002), Dunn examined the corporatization of higher education, environmental racism, and population growth. Her work has screened internationally at film festivals and art galleries, and she has received a Rockefeller Foundation Media Arts Fellowship, a Student Academy Award, and Yale's Trumbull Fine Arts Prize. |
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Screeners available Official Site: http://theunforeseenfilm.com/blog/about/ Interview on PBS with director Laura Dunn Full review in Variety Photos at: http://www.vifc.org/fileshare/login.php Username: media • Password: download |
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| Call the Starbucks Hotline 604.683.FILM (3456) for the latest info and listings. Tickets can be purchased in advance on-line at www.vifc.org or in person 30 minutes before showtime. Double Bill Pricing! The Vancity Theatre is offering double bills at a special price. At just $12 for two films ($10 for Students/Seniors and Bronze and above members), it's one of the cheapest (and still most comfy) seats in town! Note: Double Bill pricing is not available for online sales. However, you can purchase your first ticket online at the regular price and get the double-bill price on the second ticket when you arrive at the box office. Double Bills are two consecutive films on the same day at the Vancity Theatre; rentals and Special Events are not included. Adult tickets: $9.50 (Double Bill - $12) Student/Senior $7.50 (Double Bill - $10) Matinees $7.50 Bronze and above members receive a $2 discount on their tickets. (Double Bill - $10) Silver and above members also receive a $2 discount for a guest ticket. As a registered non-profit society, the VIFC screens films that have not always been seen by the BC Film Classification Board. Under BC law, any person wishing to see these unclassified films must belong to the VIFC Society and be 18 years or older. Valid for one year based on the date of purchase, the VIFC basic membership cost is $12, but includes the ticket price of your first film. Please note that membership benefits and restrictions are valid for VIFC presentations only. They are not applicable to Vancity Theatre "Rental" presentations by other organizations. For More Membership Information go to http://www.vifc.org/membership.html.Vancity Theatre is located at 1181 Seymour St. (at Davie) |
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