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Facing Down Under: A Backpackers Documentary

August 2022 •German

A 19-year-old high school graduate travels through Australia as a backpacker and accompanies his adventure with a camera.

Rebuilding Paradise

January 2020 •English

​On November 8, 2018, a spark flew in the Sierra Nevada foothills, igniting the most destructive wildfire in California history and decimating the town of Paradise. Unfolding during the year after the fire, this is the story of the Paradise community as they begin to rebuild their lives.

Burning

September 2021 •English

Follows the deadly Australian bushfires of 2019-2020, known as ‘Black Summer’. Burning is an exploration of what happened as told from the perspective of victims of the fires, activists and scientists.

Prisoners of Fire

March 2025 •English

June 26,1990, the Dude Fire rages across Zane Gray country in the towering ponderosa forests below the Mogollon Rim in Central Arizona, killing five prison crew members and a female supervisor on her first fire. Follow along with the survivors and firefighters as they share their experience as inmate firefighters and their harrowing story of courage, loss and redemption.

Tramuntana

February 2025 •English

In a remote area of northern Spain, the wind has a name: Tramuntana. Tramuntana takes what it wants—clothes, trees, boats, and the people of the landscape who live with the endless threat of being carried away by its force. This film is a lyrical portrait of this furious wind, woven from the stories passed down by local villagers.

Paradise

August 2023 •Russian

In 2021, an extreme heatwave gave rise to huge wildfires in the vast subarctic forests of Sakha, a northeastern republic in Siberia. The village of Shologon lies in this taiga landscape, shrouded in orange smoke and black ash. The forest is burning and the flames are approaching fast.

Ashes

January 2024 •Greek

Aftermath: Beyond Black Saturday

February 2019 •English

Ten years after Black Saturday, the traumatised survivors reveal how they found the strength to recover from the worst bushfire disaster in Australian history.

Living with Wildfire

September 2018 •English

For 100 years, we have waged war on wildfire in the United States, and ironically, have created a more volatile landscape than ever.

Fire Season

April 2021 •English

As wildfires ravage California, bystanders record nature's wrath.

Stronger Than Carr

March 2019 •English

A filmmaker moves his family cross-country only to arrive in their new city, Redding, California, as a fire tornado rips through neighborhoods during the deadly 2018 Carr Fire. As the smoke clears he sets out to investigate several heroic stories, discovering why people in Northern California are “Stronger Than Carr”.

Burnt Earth

Invalid date •Finnish

Burnt Earth follows the work of Finnish rescuers fighting climate change-induced wildfires in Portugal. The film contrasts the catastrophic effects of climate change with the individual's desire and ability to fight them.

A Day in the Forest with Smokey Bear

June 2010 •English

Several children spend a day in the forest and learn from Smokey Bear the five rules to fire safety.

If She Burns

Invalid date •English

A young woman travels to Europe with her family following a traumatic incident. There, she begins to bond with her mysterious neighbor, while also pushed to her breaking point by family squabbles and problematic wildfires.

Godspeed

July 2024 •French

Dior and Kenzo are simmering. Captives of a city stuck between mountains and sea, they dream of running away. When the wildfires devastating the region threaten the local zoo and its animals, their rebellion breaks out of their imagination.

The Lost Bus

Invalid date •English

Bus driver Kevin McKay and school teacher Mary Ludwig navigate a bus full of children through a deadly wildfire as the town of Paradise is caught in the destruction and chaos.

The Guilty

September 2021 •English

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

Those Who Wish Me Dead

May 2021 •English

A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

Char Man

January 2019 •English

Two friends visit fire-ravaged Ojai, California, intent on making a fake documentary about the infamous Ojai Vampire. However, things take a bizarre and frightening turn when they learn about a different local legend: The Char Man.

Frenchman's Farm

February 1986 •English

An Australian woman's car breaks down in the country, and when she goes to get help, she's whisked back in time to 1944 and witnesses a murder. Returning to her car, time reverts to normal, but unable to convince anyone of her story, she investigates the crime herself.