The Weather War

Overview

The Weather War is a documentary/art film about man’s attempts to control the weather and harness it for his own purposes. In a blend of land art performance and road movie, artist duo Bigert & Bergström travel to the US tornado belt with their special machine-sculpture, the Tornado Diverter. The goal: To stop a tornado. Along the way, we see historical examples of how the science of meteorology developed in symbiosis with military goals and how these visions evolved into modern ideas of geo-engineering. Controversial ideas with socio-political consequences, spotlighting the big question of who is really entitled to modified weather.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 8, 2012

Original language

English

Countries

Sweden

Director

Lars Bergström,Mats Bigert

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4143916