The Ritzy Cinema, Brixton.
London.
This film festival chronicles the evolution of Burning Man, from the very
first burn on Baker Beach in San Francisco, to the events arrival in the
desert, to the time when people were allowed to carry loaded firearms.
The Ritzy brings the spirit of Burning Man to London, with films made by
"burners" about their experiences as well as professional productions.
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BM @ Black Rock - Larry Harvey
The Man arrives in the desert, produced by the founder of the Burning Man
Festival,
this film offers a rare insight into the early days of the Festival's
relationship with the Black Rock Desert. After 5 years on San Francisco's
Baker Beach, Burning Man had grown too large and needed a new space. BM @
Black Rock shows this first excursion to Nevada and chronicles the evolution
of some of the core concepts that shaped the event.
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Beyond Black Rock - Mike Wilson & Damon Brown
Billed as an unprecedented journey behind the scenes of a worldwide
cultural phenomenon, Burning Man: Beyond Black Rock is an insider look at
the mechanism that creates the event. Shot over a period of 18 months, the
film documents the journey of the Burning Man organizers and artists as they
conceive, plan and create a city unlike any in the world.
This is a test screening of Beyond Black Rock and will be introduced by the producers.
www.beyondblackrock.com
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Aqua Burn - Bill Breithaupt
Described as "a cross between Koyaanisqatsi and an extreme sports
video", Aqua Burn explores the Floating World, the theme of Burning Man
2002, capturing the spirituality, creativity, energy and fun of the event.
Showcasing the imagination, effort and time that participants injected into
the art projects, camps and activities, Bill Breithaupt's fourth BM film
shows how these projects engage the other participants and help to make
Burning Man the ultimate interactive community. Enlightening interviews
with participating Burners, from first timers to veterans, complete the
picture.
Aqua Burn will be introduced in person by Bill Breithaupt at the Ritzy.
www.aquaburn.com
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Gifting It - Renea Roberts
Gifting It is a meditative piece that explores one aspect of the
Burning Man festival that truly makes it different. Giving provides the
foundation for a host of social elements to recreate themselves beyond the
boundaries set in a world increasingly turning commodified. Here, things are
different. You can make your own unique mould and be different too. And if
you decide you'd like to take it with you, well - there's no charge. It's
all about gifting...
At the London Burning Man Film Festival, the screening will be
followed by a talk from Larry Harvey, the founder of Burning Man.
www.giftingit.com
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Dust Devils - Aprile Blake & Dearhbla Glynn
Once a year, far out on a vacant expanse of the Nevada Desert, a most
surreal city is constructed in the scorching heat. Dust Devils is a
stylish and emotive documentary at the heart of the Burning Man experience.
Spectacular images, magical music and candid interviews capture the impact
of this unique social gathering on Irish and American participants.
Aprile and Dearbhla will be present to introduce the film.
marketplace.burningman.com
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Sensation: A Journey to Burning Man - Laurent Le
Gall
What started out as a five minute report for French television
expanded into a full length documentary on Burning Man by first time
attendee Laurent Le Gall. Roughly 20% of the 300 media outlets attending the
event are international, coming from Europe, Canada and Asia. Le Gall's piece
is a good example of how Burning Man is being portrayed overseas, covering
the journalist's own adventures and interactions with participants.
The screening will include an introduction from Laurent Le Gall.
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Art of Burning Man - Karie Henderson
A trailer for a special feature about artists at Burning Man. The heat
makes it impossible to work, tools get too hot, everything dries up and it's
meant to be fun... Find out what it takes to create art at the Burning Man
Festival.
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Burning Man 1994 - Chuck Cirino
One of the first full-length documentaries of the event, Cirino
captures Burning Man when the population was 2,000, you could still get a
lift across the city by a truck towing a toilet, and the Drive By Shooting
Range was, for some, the highlight of the event.
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Fall and Rise of the Fools' Ark - Dadara and Jesse
Limmen
- Music by Lamb
"Far away in the Unknown Territories still not discovered by the Evil
Eye of the Kingdom of Greed, a few men are building an Ark to save the few
fools left on earth from corporate evil..."
Yellow Submarine meets Monty Python in this part-animated story of the
Greymen and their battle against the Fools' Ark. Footage from the
building of the Fools' Ark art installation at Burning Man 2003 is intertwined
into an audio-visual journey through forgotten worlds to tell the tale behind
the project. The result is a magical meeting of reality and fantasy that
departs from the documentary format common in many films about Burning
Man, and gives an insight into the depth of imagination that lies behind many
Burning Man installations.
www.dadara.nl
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One Minute to Burn - Paul Andresen and Mo Stoebe
This is where conceptual cinematography meets Burning Man and
highlights many of the short memorable idiosynchratic aspects of life in the
desert. Paul and Mo compiled 51 short videos, each capturing an example of
the random creativity and spontaneity that makes Burning Man so vibrant.
The collection makes an amusing and intriguing overall picture.
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Black Rock Burning - Kim Barr / Aleece Germano
Art cars prowl the desert in the guise of fire breathing dragons, glittering
fish, and Spanish galleons. "Burners" create theme camps that range from
recreations of the Thunderdome to hillbilly porches; and massive and
ephemeral sculptures created solely for the weeklong event rise unexpectedly
from the desert sand. BRB also captures the creative chaos of Black Rock
City, and the intensely personal and collective nature of the Burning Man
experience for all who participate.
The production of Black Rock Burning was in itself an act of radical
self-reliance and communal effort. Germano raised funds for the production
of BRB by organizing loft parties, and the film was produced with a small
and dedicated Canadian crew.
blackrockburning.com
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