San Francisco Bay Guardian Review
So this is nice…
Archival news broadcasts and primary documents sparkle anew in the sweep of Dunn’s assured storytelling. And while the stunning imagery and bookending Wendell Berry poem appreciably add to the film’s texture, it’s ultimately the first-time director’s clear interest in personalities that makes The Unforeseen the most winning environmental documentary in years. Her preservationist position is unmistakable, but instead of casting developers like Gary Bradley as villains, she explores their motivations and rationales — and in doing so brushes up against the twisty nature of the American Dream.
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About The Unforeseen
The Unforeseen, executive produced by Terrence Malick and Robert Redford, premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Called "the best film at the festival, hands down" by Film Comment's Gavin Smith, the film documents the struggles between development and preservation of Austin Texas.