Event

Windfall -- Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival

Director Laura Israel Present

**Note: April 21 Screening is at Bell Museum**

Also Screens at Sat, April 23 @ 11:45am.

"Windfall could take the sails out of wind power." -Anthony Kaufman, Wall Street Journal

The wind turbine has become a symbol of hope. The sleek white spokes spinning against the sky promise a future free of fossil fuels and the importation of foreign oil. Who could object to wind energy? That's what the residents of Meredith, New York thought when turbine salesmen came knocking on their doors. With local dairy farms in decline, the economy needed a boost. Similar scenarios are now playing out all over North America, as energy companies grow more bullish on wind. If you think this transition should be a breeze, Windfall offers a surprising reality check. The film is expected to raise many Minnesota hackles. A panel on the subject is scheduled for April 22, following the screening.

Making her directorial debut after years of experience as a film editor, most notably with such individualists as Robert Frank (True Story) and John Lurie (Fishing with John), Laura Israel brings her own distinctive approach to Windfall, paying careful attention to visual detail and sound design. Working with art director Alex Bingham and DP Brian Jackson, she brings freshness and vitality to the much-debated topic of renewable energy.

The story may be local, but it has colossal implications. -Adapted from Toronto International Film Festival

Windfall screens as part of The Film Society's Sustainability Film Series. More info at www.mspfilmsociety.org/sustainability.