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Confessions of a Burning Man

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People gather for an annual festival in the desert of Nevada.

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Kevin Crust Los Angeles Times 05/13/2004
3/5
The film's strength is in its ability to bring the experience of Burning Man to its audience, evoking not only the heat, dust and fatigue, but the sheer awe of its enormousness and generosity of spirit. Go to Full Review
Moira MacDonald Seattle Times 04/23/2004
2/4
Fails to convey what brings thousands of people to this place every year. Guess you had to be there. Go to Full Review
Chris Vognar Dallas Morning News 03/25/2004
B-
I emerged charmed by some characters, a bit more informed than before about Burning Man as a whole, but decidedly non-immersed. Go to Full Review
Kelly Vance East Bay Express 05/05/2010
Everybody gets naked and plays electronic Hacky Sack or something. All attendees are required to keep a video diary of everything they do. Go to Full Review
Luke Y. Thompson Los Angeles CityBeat 05/14/2004
...tries to personalize the event by focusing on three participants, who unfortunately happen to be rather boring. Go to Full Review
Los Angeles Daily News 05/14/2004
1.5/4
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Audience Reviews

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11/16/2010 It is a weird festival but you can have great adventure galloping down the drink to soothe your dried throats due to the ragging heat of the festive jive. http://www.travelamerica360.com/the-burning-man-festival-expression-of-enigma-and-radical-expression.html See more 12/15/2009 It's hard to appreciate a documentary about the Burning Man ... until you were there yourself :-) See more 11/15/2009 Not too bad. The visuals were great and I liked the style.. following just a few participants of the festival. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis People gather for an annual festival in the desert of Nevada.
Director
Paul Barnett, Unsu Lee
Producer
Paul Barnett, Unsu Lee
Production Co
Windline Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 23, 2003, Original
Runtime
1h 26m