November 19th 2009

THE UNFORESEEN

a documentary by Laura Dunn, produced by Robert Redford and Terrence Malick (88 min) 2007

Winner Independent Spirit Award 2008

“The best film at the 2007 Sundance Film festival, hands down…” Roger Koehler, Variety

The tragedy of overdevelopment is made painfully clear in this film that traces the ambition of a Texas developer and the threats his project imposes on the local environment. When the development threatens the local treasure Barton Springs, a fragile limestone aquifer and spring-fed swimming hole, the community organizes to fight back. Contains clips from interviews with Robert Redford, Willie Nelson, Wendell Berry and Texas governor Ann Richards.

“The kind of transformative viewing experience that has made the current period a golden age for nonfiction film.”