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Jul 21, 20 a followup documentary to detroit on fire a documentary. The camera follows a detroit fire house for an entire year, going on a mad gushing stream of runs. With vast stretches of forsaken buildings left as kindling, the highest arson rate in the country, and a budget crisis of epic proportions, this actionpacked documentary takes us to the heart of a onceroaring industrial mecca to meet the men and women burn is a look at firefighting as youve never. Putnam and sanchez head tbve films, a full service production company geared toward commercials, psas, narrative features, and short. Burn the detroit firefighter film december 2011 promo. Detroit fire department documentary burn relaunches. Compare that to detroit, which has 700 residents and 30 structure. She was nominated for best new director at tribeca film festival. With vast stretches of forsaken buildings left as kindling, the highest arson rate in the country, and a budget crisis of epic proportions, this actionpacked documentary takes us to the heart of a onceroaring industrial mecca to meet the men and. Burn is an actionpacked, awardwinning documentary about detroit firefighters. Burn official theatrical trailer 20 99,311 views 7 years ago burn is an actionpacked, characterdriven film about detroit, told through the eyes of detroit firefighters. Jason osders documentary recounts the steps that led to a. This project began as my project final exam in a documentary film class at the university of michigan dearborn. One year on the frontlines of the battle to save detroit.
Detroit fire department documentary burn draws cheers. Oct 25, 2014 accompanied by some fine, fine detroit rock and roll you know youre in for a rare documentary treat. Let the fire burn philadelphia police clash with move group. Mar 04, 2012 burn is an actionpacked, characterdriven film about detroit, told through the eyes of detroit firefighters. From executive producer denis leary and jim serpico rescue me, this riveting and inspiring film spends a year with detroit firefighters, who are charged with. Burn is an awardwinning, actionpacked film that takes you closer than youve ever been, capturing a year in the lives of detroit firefighters who are charg. Firefighters have an upclose view of the best and worst in any city. While detroit is rich in history, now whole streets are empty and it is now one of the most. Among the resulting problems is the dramatic rise of fires in a decaying urbanscape of abandoned buildings that seems to have no future.
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