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Let The Fire Burn (95 min) US |
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Director: Jason Osder
Description:
On May 13, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial radical urban group MOVE came to a deadly climax. Police dropped military-grade explosives onto a MOVE-occupied rowhouse, resulting in the tragic deaths of eleven people (including five children) and the destruction of sixty-one homes. It was only later discovered that authorities decided to “...let the fire burn.” Using only archival news coverage and interviews, first-time filmmaker Osder has brought to life one of the most tumultuous and largely forgotten clashes between government and citizens in modern American history.
Biography:
Jason Osder is the director of Let The Fire Burn, assistant professor at George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs. Let The Fire Burn premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, is distributed by Zeitgeist Films, and was broadcast on PBS. It received three IDA Nominations, a Cinema Eye Honor, and the Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award. Jason was named to Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 Top New Faces of Independent Film in 2013.
Contact Information:
e: josder@gwu.edu
w: www.letthefireburn.com
