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A Brief History of Chasing Storms<\/em> 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 \u201ctornado alley.\u201d Filmmaker in Attendance: With artist Curtis Miller in person! Free For Everyone!<\/div>\n
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