Wednesday, November 17, 7:00 p.m.
This is a film about climate change. About catastrophe. And it's funny, painfully funny. Concerned about the world's addiction to oil, and its disastrous environmental consequences, filmmaker John Webster convinces his wife and two young sons to go on an "oil diet" for one year to reduce their carbon footprint. Recipes for Disaster chronicles their efforts on a month by month basis, revealing the personal difficulties involved in making such a radical change in lifestyle, and the surprising extent to which petroleum-based products figure in our everyday lives.
(John Webster, Finland, in Finnish and English w/Eng st., 85 min, 2008) (Icarus Films)
Shown in conjunction with the Share the Earth Environmental Film Series
You can see the full program at www.nordicfilmfestival.uwm.edu
There will also be information about the Nordic countries accessible throughout the festival - and will follow up with a speaker series in the spring 2011.
The films will be shown at the Union Theater on campus 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd (2nd floor), Milwaukee,
Additional information uwm.nordicfilm.com 414 - 229 9547.
Winner of the Best Documentary Film at the 2009 Jussi Awards, Katastrofin Aineskia shows that at the core of the impending climate catastrophe are those little failures that we as individuals make every day and which are so much a part of human nature that often lead to disaster. This film shows thirteen of these little recipes for disaster as it follows the life of a family that tries to live a full year using only green products and services. Its Awards include the Jussi prize for Best Documentary Film and Best Film in 2009.
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