Sean Casey talks Tornado Alley with IFC.com

IFC.com has interviewed director Sean Casey on the making of his long-awaited film Tornado Alley, now playing in IMAX and Giant Screen theaters:

How did this film come together?

I was actually working on an IMAX film called “Amazing Journeys,” so I was actually on a little, teeny island in the Indian Ocean called Christmas Island and we were filming these red crabs that were migrating from the interior jungles of the island down to the sea shore to deposit their eggs. I was there for about 10, 12 weeks and I started to go insane because this island was only four miles by two miles. But they had a public library, so because I was waiting for these little baby crabs to return from the sea, I checked out a book about storm chasing and the idea of this extended road trip chasing extreme weather across the United States really sunk its hooks into me.

It was something I desperately wanted to do, so when I got back to the States, I did some research and found a gentleman by the name of Dr. Josh Wurman, who seemed to be the most active severe weather meteorologist in the field. So I just cold-called him and said, “Hey, I’ve got this IMAX camera. Can I come out and storm chase with you?” He said, “Yeah,” but I’m sure at the time he didn’t know that I’d be a thorn in his side for the next 12 years.

Read the full interview here: Link >>

UPDATE: More media coverage on Tornado Alley:

The Charlotte Observer: Blown Away by Tornado Alley

KTVI: Storm Chasers Tell Story Of Entering A Tornado

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Meet ‘Storm Chasers’ stars at Fort Worth museum

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