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A Brief History of Chasing Storms

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHASING STORMS presents a history of the tornado as both a destructive weather event and an American icon. Local monuments to past tornadoes intertwine with mythologies of settlement and displacement. An amateur storm chaser questions his own agency and fate. The CEO of a Wizard of Oz-themed storm shelter company describes a growing market in a world of increasing weather uncertainty. Unfolding episodically, questions of memory, inequality, colonization, climate change, and disaster capitalism arise as the film examines legacies of weather within the region colloquially known as "tornado alley."

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Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine May 8
Primarily self-funded, Miller’s feature has the ever-so-slightly off-kilter rhythm of an experimental filmmaker trying to make something like his idea of a crowdpleaser. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Curtis Miller

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Synopsis A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHASING STORMS presents a history of the tornado as both a destructive weather event and an American icon. Local monuments to past tornadoes intertwine with mythologies of settlement and displacement. An amateur storm chaser questions his own agency and fate. The CEO of a Wizard of Oz-themed storm shelter company describes a growing market in a world of increasing weather uncertainty. Unfolding episodically, questions of memory, inequality, colonization, climate change, and disaster capitalism arise as the film examines legacies of weather within the region colloquially known as "tornado alley."
Director
Curtis Miller
Producer
Curtis Miller
Screenwriter
Curtis Miller
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 10m