Presented by The City of Austin and The Austin Film Society.
Join the Alamo Rolling Roadshow for a special outdoor screening of Laura Dunn's award-winning, gripping eco-doc THE UNFORESEEN at Barton Springs! This is a must-attend film/event for anyone who considers themselves to be a true Austinite!
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.
Dunn tracks the career of Gary Bradley, a west Texan farm boy who went to Austin and became one of the largest real estate developers in the state. In the '80s, Bradley had plans to transform miles of pristine hill country into large-scale subdivisions. But the development jeopardized Barton Springs, a swimming hole treasured by locals, and served as a lightning rod for mobilizing environmental activism that flourished under Governor Ann Richards. When George W. Bush took the state's executive reins, however, development patterns changed, and the water quality at Barton Springs, as well as the surrounding landscape of Austin, was irreversibly transformed.
Following the screening, stay for an incredible projection installation by artist Luke Savisky, funded by City of Austin and sponsored by the Austin Film Society.
Admission is $3 (in cash) at the door.
Winner: Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award
"The kind of transformative viewing experience that has made the current period a golden age for nonfiction film." - VARIETY
"A beautiful, soulful work about real estate development and sprawl, focused on Austin's beloved Barton Springs, and if you think that's impossible you haven't seen it." - SALON
More information on Barton Springs can be found here:
CITY OF AUSTIN : BARTON SPRINGS
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