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Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

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Filmed across the West and narrated by Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor David Oyelowo, ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE takes viewers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire. The film follows the harrowing escape from Paradise, California, as the town ignited from wind-driven embers and burned within a few hours of the fire's start. It then continues to the even more recent fires of the last two years, when Oregon, California and Colorado suffered their worst wildfires in recorded history. ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE includes the voices of climate experts, Indigenous people and fire survivors, and asks us to reimagine our relationship with wildfire as we prepare for an increasingly hotter future. Former United States Forest Service Chief Michael Dombeck says of the documentary: ELEMENTAL is an outstanding film that deserves the widest possible viewing. In a visually stunning manner, it distills what we've learned about wildland fire over the decades and provides a road-map for badly needed changes that will benefit thousands of people, particularly in fire prone communities.

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Norman Gidney HorrorBuzz 08/20/2023
6/10
A full-throttle edu-doc that presents facts, problems, and solutions along with lightly capturing the pathos of avoidable tragedy. Go to Full Review Jonita Davis The Black Cape (Medium) 07/10/2023
The documentary, Elemental: Reimaging Wildfire is all about a deep dive into these natural disasters. Once you emerge from the experience you won’t be the same. Go to Full Review Bobby LePire Film Threat 06/09/2023
10/10
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire is an informative and heartbreaking watch about an issue that seems hopeless. Go to Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 06/09/2023
3.5/5
The film explores the logging and thinning techniques which have been used in the past to try to create fire breaks – areas which the flames cannot cross – but these are not as effective as you might think. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael G 04/08/2023 Not deep at all and very one sided. kinda makes me wonder who financed the film Insurance industry!?!🤷‍♂️ See more Franklin S 06/16/2023 My husband and I thought Elemental was excellent. Though primarily an issue in western states, the east coast has been blanketed with wildfire smoke this summer, bringing home how important this issue is to us all. The footage of California and Oregon wildfires (and wildlife) was astounding and the speakers were knowledgeable and compelling. The pacing was perfect. This film changed how we think about wildfires. See more Read all reviews
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Trip Jennings

Director

David Oyelowo

Narrator

Trip Jennings

Writer

Ralph Bloemers

Writer

Sara Quinn

Producer

Ralph Bloemers

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Synopsis Filmed across the West and narrated by Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor David Oyelowo, ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE takes viewers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire. The film follows the harrowing escape from Paradise, California, as the town ignited from wind-driven embers and burned within a few hours of the fire's start. It then continues to the even more recent fires of the last two years, when Oregon, California and Colorado suffered their worst wildfires in recorded history. ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE includes the voices of climate experts, Indigenous people and fire survivors, and asks us to reimagine our relationship with wildfire as we prepare for an increasingly hotter future. Former United States Forest Service Chief Michael Dombeck says of the documentary: ELEMENTAL is an outstanding film that deserves the widest possible viewing. In a visually stunning manner, it distills what we've learned about wildland fire over the decades and provides a road-map for badly needed changes that will benefit thousands of people, particularly in fire prone communities.
Director
Trip Jennings
Producer
Sara Quinn
Screenwriter
Trip Jennings, Ralph Bloemers
Distributor
Adventure Entertainment
Production Co
Balance Media
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 7, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 13, 2023
Runtime
1h 24m
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