Monday, April 20

WILDLAND

Trailer

Emmy award-winning documentary. Every summer, the American West burns. Because of climate change, average temperatures have risen, resulting in a sudden increase in both the frequency and intensity of wildfires. Fighting these fires are the small crews who work to contain them by hand - using shovels and methods that haven't changed in sixty years. Filmed during two recent wildfire seasons, Wildland is a sweeping, deeply personal account of a single firefighting crew as it struggles with fear, loyalty, dreams and demons. What emerges is a rich story of working-class men: their exterior world, their interior lives and the fire that lies between. (2018)