ITunes and Amazon Streaming of The Unforeseen?
Dear Friends of the Unforeseen,
Rumoredly, an iTunes and Amazon release is coming soon. We saw the Huffington Post article mentioning it and have provided the necessary materials for digitization but perhaps like you, we checked moments ago and saw no sign of a digital version on either site.
Once it’s out there, we’ll update this site to link directly to it.
Thanks again for your interest and support of The Unforeseen.
Sundance Channel Premiere
We are honored to announce that THE UNFORESEEN will make its television debut on the Sundance Channel this summer.
The premiere air dates are, all EST/PST (check local listings or sundancechannel.com for air times in CST/MST):
8/5 @ 9:35pm
8/8 @ 10:35pm
8/10 @ 3:35pm
Sundance Channel Premiere
We are honored to announce that THE UNFORESEEN will make its television debut on the Sundance Channel this summer.
The premiere air dates are, all EST/PST (check local listings or sundancechannel.com for air times in CST/MST):
8/5 @ 9:35pm
8/8 @ 10:35pm
8/10 @ 3:35pm
Many more screenings added….
Just wanted to let everyone know that many new screenings have been added, including theatrical runs in San Antonio, Dallas and Houston. You can view details at our screenings page.
For Austinites out there, we’re still playing at the Alamo South Lamar (this is our 5th week!) so please spread the word.
Austin City Council Proclaims “The Unforeseen” Day
Austin City Council PROCLAMATION:
Be it known that
Whereas,
“The Unforeseen” is a film which chronicles how development threatens the Edwards Aquifer, Barton Springs and the natural environment, presenting a microcosm of events across the country; and,
Whereas,
“The Unforeseen” is a film made in Austin by Austinites including: filmmaker Laura Dunn, producer Terrence Malick (along with Robert Redford who spent his childhood summers swimming in Barton Springs), cinematographer Lee Daniel and starring Texas notables Ann Richards and Willie Nelson; and,
Whereas,
“The Unforeseen” was an official selection at the Sundance, SXSW and San Francisco International Film Festivals and a winner of the prestigious 2008 Independent Spirit Award honoring indie films;
Now, Therefore,
I, Will Wynn, Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas,
do hereby proclaim APRIL 6, 2008 as “The Unforeseen” Day…….
Ok, so now the million dollar question is: Has Mayor Wynn seen the film? What about the other City Council members? Given their collective record of “upzoning” developments over the watershed and the cutting of city funds for pollution monitoring at both Barton Creek and Barton Springs, well, it all just makes me wonder….
Many new screenings….
In addition to our upcoming theatrical openings, there are several new screenings just announced including film festival, art museum and environmental non-profit special events:
3/21/08 Washington, DC Environmental Film Festival
3/27/08 New York, NY Fordham University Urban Studies Dept
4/03/08 Madison, WI Wisconsin Film Festival
4/05/08 Worcester, MA Eco Film Festival/Massbay Film Project
4/07/08 Round Rock, TX Round Rock Public Library/TX State
4/09/08 San Antonio, TX AGUA/Trinity University
4/14/08 Riverdale, NY Sierra Club/Catskill Heritage Alliance
4/18/08 Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City Museum of Art
4/27/08 Nevada City, CA Nevada Cinemas
UPCOMING THEATRICAL OPENINGS:
Austin, TX Alamo South Lamar 3/28/08
Seattle, WA Varsity 4/04/08
Denver, CO Landmark 4/11/08
Philadelphia, PA Ritz Theater 4/18/08
San Diego, CA Ken Cinema 4/18/08
Portland, OR, Cinema 21 4/25/08
Chicago, IL Gene Siskel Film Center 5/02/08
Vancouver, BC Vancity Theater 5/02/08
Columbus, OH Wexner Center for the Arts 5/17/08
Madison, WI Sundance Cinemas 5/30/08
Edmonton, Alberta, CA Metro Cinema 5/30/08
Cleveland, OH Cleveland Cinematheque 6/12/08
Tales from the Indie Spirit Awards….
(Laura and fellow nominees Gary and John, photo from AJ Schnack’s blog)
So our award was, honestly, totally unexpected. Having rapped with one of the jurors - the venerable AJ Schnack - at the nominee reception a couple nights before, I was completely convinced that we hadn’t won. He positively raved about the film “Running Stumbled” as a powerful and most amazing film and deserving of the highest praise. In fact, I had heard rave reviews about both Helvetica and Running Stumbled and simply felt honored to be in their company. Even when the nominees were read it seemed clear from the audiences applause when both of their names were read that they had genuinely enthusiast fans while our film simply seemed unknown.
So my husband Jef and I approached the afternoon with a kind of carefree enjoy-the-spectacle attitude, sneaking by the hordes of press and photographers on the blue carpet and scoping out whatever non-alcoholic beverages we could find. Having a 2-year old at home, we don’t get out much and aren’t exactly the “socializing” types, but we loved running into several dear friends who have championed our film such as Christian Vesper and Laura Michalchyshyn from the Sundance Channel and our superhuman sales rep Josh Braun wearing an awesome orange shirt. So yes, the win was unexpected and I had nothing prepared to say — not sure how it all came off — but we are very grateful for the opportunity to further the film’s message about protecting the natural world in the face of unrelenting development, and to spotlight our beloved Austin and her treasures still at stake. Congrats to Gary and Brigid on their engagement — we thoroughly enjoyed meeting the lovely couple. And I can’t wait to see both Helvetica and Running Stumbled — how inspiring to meet a community of filmmakers doing what they love despite the challenges along the way.
MoMA Documentary Fortnight Screening, with Robert Redford
On Saturday, Feb. 16 we will be attending a special pre-release screening of “The Unforeseen” at the Modern Museum of Art in NYC. We were honored by the invitation to participate in their annual retrospective on non-fiction film, Documentary Fortnight. Executive producer Robert Redford will be in attendance to introduce the film.
Screening begins at 7pm. People can purchase tickets at the Film Desk and at the Lobby Information Desk at the Museum up to a week prior to the screening.
Tickets: $10.00; Seniors: $8.00; Students $6.00; children (16 and under) free
For more info, click here.
Cancer Pioneer Judah Folkman dies
One of the most critical interviews in “The Unforeseen” comes from an extraordinary cancer researcher named Judah Folkman, who sadly passed away earlier today. From Reuters:
Dr. Judah Folkman, who discovered that tumors generate their own network of tiny blood vessels to nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74, Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday.
Folkman’s work founded an entire branch of cancer research called anti-angiogenesis therapy. His theory was that if a tumor could be stopped from growing its own blood supply, it would wither and die.
Known for his amazing generosity of spirit and kindness, he extended tremendous patience with us during our interview in 2004, in which he carefully explained how tumors grow and distinguished healthy cell growth patterns from malignant ones. His cogent distillation of these complex biological systems ultimately became key to grasping the central thesis of our film: that all growth is not good, and in fact, (in the words of Edward Abbey) “growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”
I feel so grateful to have met Judah Folkman, an outstanding teacher and scientist. This blog entry is an attempt, however small, to honor his enormous contributions.
Read more from today’s Associated Press.
Read more about his work in this 2002 interview from Scientific American.
Watch “The Unforeseen” theatrical trailer.
My superhero husband cut this trailer — and I’m very proud of it. Also, special shout out to Despair (Walter and Justin rock) for your help making this possible. To watch, click here.
Film slated to open Feb. 29 in NYC. Stay tuned for more details.