Recipes for Disaster – DOXA Documentary Film Festival

I was invited by the Doxa Documentary Film Festival organizers to attend a screening of the documentary “Recipes for Disaster” Thursday, April 16, 2009 (trailer below). The screening is at the VanCity Theatre (1181 Seymour St.) and begins at 7pm.

Recipes for Disaster follows a young Anglo-Finnish family as they rid themselves of all oil-based products for a year. The challenge proves to be more emotionally difficult than the family anticipates and John, father and instigator of the oil fast, must find a balance between living oil-free and keeping a functional family.

Filmmaker John Webster undertook this oil diet to see what happens when individuals take responsibility for their contributions to climate change. During this year-long fast, the family remains in mainstream society, continuing their suburban lives. But the emotional strain the diet puts on the family offers more drama and opportunity for self-analysis than predicted, and disaster sets in. As John teeters on the brink of extremism, his militancy threatens to pull the family apart. He must negotiate the fine line between fanaticism and staying true to his values.

I have two tickets to the screening of Recipes for Disaster, and I will give them to the first person who comments on this blog post. It should be a fantastic screening.

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