Future Weather the Movie: Philly Filmmaker Jenny Deller is on a Quest to Make a Feature Film Sustainably
by VaLerie K
Ever think about the wastefulness of the entertainment industry? Here’s a biz where they build a whole city in a matter of weeks, only to dismantle it or blow it up in the end. A movie crew can sweep into a city, a major U.S. city that is struggling to maintain funding for basic public services, and make streets over to look like Toronto in the 1800s, filled with horses and carriages with fake street signs and gas lamps. Or a movie crew can make a summer day look like fall, or a sunny day into an overcast sky pouring rain. And as is probably obvious, these movie and tv projects use an enormous amount of energy and resources, usually without really taking the environmental cost into account.
And yet there is a lone warrior, on a noble mission to actually produce an independent feature film without a huge carbon footprint. Ok, she’s not so lone as all that, Jenny Deller has gathered a group of talented and dedicated folk around her to work toward making the story come to life in as environmentally-friendly way as possible. “Future Weather” is a tale about a plucky tween determined to learn to grow trees from seed in an effort to help slow global warming. Deller and her team have also developed a resource blog about all things green and sustainable. where you can find all kind of info from green gifts for any occasion, to how to navigate the complex world of plastic recycling, to a review of an automotive product called ‘the blade’ that you can attach to your car to reduce carbon emissions instantly.
For Future Weather: The Movie [website], click HERE.
For Future Weather Report [the Blog], click HERE.
To see the BiG TeA PaRtY blog post about our participation in GreenFest Philly 2008’s Eco-Film Fest, programmed and hosted by none other than Jenny Deller and Future Weather the Movie, click HERE.