Let the fire burn film

Let the fire burn compiles found video to offer a riveting chronicle of the radical group move and the philadelphia polices catastrophic siege of its headquarters in 1985. After 34 years, move 9 still in prison, by damon c. Let the fire burn documentary jason osders riveting documentary chronicles the escalating confrontations between the philadelphia police and the radical group move. Defending let the fire burn, or how not to discuss a. Let the fire burn director on traumatizing audiences. A superior example of the foundfootage documentary, now back in vogue, let the fire burn outshines the lackluster likes of our nixon by combining the deathtrip of a senna with the radical history of black power mixtape.

This heinous bombing killed 11 people all move members, completely destroyed 61 homes, and left 250 persons homeless. Let the fire burn letterboxd social film discovery. Newhall under construction newhall under construction. A fire soon began to blaze, endangering the several children now trapped inside the house. Let the fire burn, jason osders foundfootage doc about a violent standoff between philadelphia police and a black activist group called move in. It was made with support from the george washington university, where osder is an assistant professor.

In the new documentary let the fire burn, a 20 tribeca film festival debut currently playing at new york citys film forum, jason osder culls archival footage. Let the fire burn 20 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Let the fire burn is now available on dvd, amazon instant, and itunes. In a controversial decision, the police made the decision to let the fire burn, resulting in the destruction of over 60 homes and the death of five children and six adults. By order of local authorities, police dropped militarygrade explosives. Oct 11, 20 in the new documentary let the fire burn, a 20 tribeca film festival debut currently playing at new york citys film forum, jason osder culls archival footage local news broadcasts, home. In the astonishingly gripping let the fire burn, director jason osder has crafted that rarest of cinematic objects a foundfootage film that unfurls with the tension of a great thriller. Oct 25, 20 osders premiere of let the fire burn was absolutely riveting. The film went on to play more than 50 film festivals around the world and be nominated for over a dozen awards.

Let the fire burn is an incendiary documentary that uses archival footage to weave a compelling, allimportant tale of tragedy bred from anger and misunderstanding. In the astonishingly gripping let the fire burn, director jason osder has crafted that rarest of cinematic objects. Let the fire burn on may, 1985, philadelphia police dropped two pounds of military explosives onto a city row house occupied by the radical group move. On may, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of philadelphia and controversial radical urban. Still, let the fire burn remains remarkably balanced throughout, making no attempt to lessen or overdramatize either the cops racism or the stubbornly closedoff language of moves tautological rhetoric. The police commissioner gave an order to let the fire burn so that the bunker on top of the building could be destroyed. Let the fire burn premiered 29 april hot docs festival, toronto, canada and runs 95 minutes. Read a 2012 update about nine member of move who are still in prison. Let the fire burn is a 20 documentary film about the events leading up to and surrounding a 1985 standoff between the black liberation group move and the philadelphia police department. The film uses only archival footage, ranging from news reports, to previous documentaries, to the hearings held in the wake of the disaster. Feb 03, 2019 on may 1985, philadelphia police bombed the move compound, killing 11 people, including five children, and destroying an entire neighbourhood which left more than 250 people homeless. With birdie africa, ramona africa, wilson goode, william brown iii. Let the fire burn relives 1985 siege of the move group. Oct 27, 2018 let the fire burn premiered 29 april hot docs festival, toronto, canada and runs 95 minutes.

It also shares the story of the move 9, members of the organization who have currently been. Let the fire burn 20 letterboxd social film discovery. Let the fire burn official trailer 1 20 documentary hd. The resulting fire was not fought for over an hour although firefighters were on the scene with water cannons in place. On may, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of philadelphia and controversial black power group move came to a. That makes the film article the primary topic per wp. Birdie africa, ramona africa, william brown iii, wilson goode. Prior to the films core storyline of the 1985 bombing, let the fire burn details the philadelphia police departments 1978 raid on moves powelton village home in west philadelphia. Oct 02, 20 let the fire burn compiles found video to offer a riveting chronicle of the radical group move and the philadelphia polices catastrophic siege of its headquarters in 1985. Let the fire burn a film by jason osder a zeitgeist.

May 12, 2014 let the fire burn is composed entirely with archival footage yet unfurls with the tension of a thriller. Jason osder s documentary recounts the steps that led to a horrific tragedy. In april 2002, an irish film crew is making a documentary about venezuelan president hugo chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made. Monica film center santa monica monica film center santa monica. A longstoking, deadly afterburn of the neorevolutionary violence that. Let the fire burn official trailer 1 20 documentary hd on may, 1985, philadelphia police dropped two pounds of military explosives onto a city row house occupied by the radical group move. In the gripping let the fire burn, director jason osder has crafted a foundfootage documentary that unfurls with the tension of a great thriller centering on the tragic 1985 confrontation between philadelphia police and the radical group move. In the gripping let the fire burn, director jason osder has crafted a found footage. Let the fire burn official trailer 1 20 documentary. A history of the conflict of the city of philadelphia and the black liberation organization, move, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985. Let the fire burn full film video independent lens pbs.

Let the fire burn is a 20 documentary film about the events leading up to and surrounding a 1985 standoff between the black liberation group move and the. It opened theatrically at the film forum on wednesday, october 2, 20, through zeitgeist films. Jason osders documentary recounts the steps that led to a horrific tragedy on may, 1985, when a longtime feud between the city of philadelphia and the controversial radical urban group move came to a. Jason osder looks at one sad case study in let the fire burn, gathering archival footage dealing with a 1985 episode in philadelphia that killed eleven people and burned 61 homes to the ground. Let the fire burn jason osders riveting documentary chronicles the escalating confrontations between the philadelphia police and the radical group move. Here let the fire burn cuts to tv reports of the ordeal this boy survived, which is to say, shots of fire raging at 6221 osage avenue, the rowhouse occupied by the move organization and assaulted. Let the fire burn philadelphia police clash with move. Apr 08, 2019 let the fire burn frames the context and tells the story of this catastrophic event using contemporary film footage. It offers no easy answers about how to move forward. Let the fire burn, new film by director jason osder documenting may, 1985 bombing of the move home and family by the city of philadelphia. Director jason osder is the director of the awardwinning documentary let the fire burn about the 1985 confrontation between the group move and the philadelphia police that claimed the lives of 11 people. Their target was the headquarters of move, a liberation group that, in just over a decade, had morphed from an antitechnology back to nature body to a radical. On may, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of philadelphia and controversial black power group move came to a deadly climax.

Supported in part by the sundance institute, let the fire burn premiered at the tribeca film festival where it won the best editing in a documentary award show more and a jury special mention for best new documentary director. Let the fire burn is a 20 documentary about the roughly decadelong confrontation between the city of philadelphia and the radical group move, which culminated in the death of all but four of moves members. Let the fire burn is an english movie directed by jason osder released in the year 20. Survey feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a. Let the fire burn is composed entirely with archival footage yet unfurls with the tension of a thriller. Jason osders documentary recounts the steps that led to a horrific tragedy on may, 1985, when a longtime feud between the city of philadelphia and the controversial radical urban group move came to a deadly climax. Jason osders documentary recounts the steps that led to a horrific tragedy on may. This dramatic tragedy unfolds through an extraordinary visual record previously withheld from the public. As let the fire burn makes clear, whereas move members were imprisoned and killed for their misdeeds over the years, no one who ordered or.

It world premiered in the world documentary competition at the 20 tribeca film festival, where it won best editing in documentary and a special jury prize for best new filmmaker. Let the fire burn philadelphia police clash with move group. Let the fire burn, jason osders powerful debut documentary, opens with period footage of a softspoken boy with two names. Supported in part by the sundance institute, let the fire burn premiered at the tribeca film festival where it won the best editing in a documentary award. The film paints a damning picture of racialreligious intolerance. Let the fire burn frames the context and tells the story of this catastrophic event using contemporary film footage. So says a woman from the west philadelphia neighborhood under assault in let the fire burn, a sorrowful, enraging documentary composed solely of archival footage surrounding the 1985 confrontation between the citys cops and the africanamerican radical community move. Sep 30, 20 so says a woman from the west philadelphia neighborhood under assault in let the fire burn, a sorrowful, enraging documentary composed solely of archival footage surrounding the 1985 confrontation between the citys cops and the africanamerican radical community move.

It was supposed to premiere during the full frame film festival in april, but had to postpone its durham debut until full frames third friday free film series. But the movie, without a narrator, never tells the viewer what to think. Let the fire burn film let the fire burn let the fire burn album is not an article, its a redirect to a simple list only stating the name of the album. Dec 05, 20 as let the fire burn makes clear, whereas move members were imprisoned and killed for their misdeeds over the years, no one who ordered or condoned the bombing in 1985 was ever held to account. Jason osders riveting documentary chronicles the escalating confrontations between the philadelphia police. Jason osders let the fire burn 20 transports us back to philadelphia in 1985, when police officers surrounded and dropped explosives on 6221 osage avenue, killing 11 people and destroying more than five dozen evacuated homes. On friday, september 20 th 20, the full frame theatre in durham, nc hosted the premiere of a film called let the fire burn by filmmaker and director, jason osder. Pauline thompson and ulysses slaughter will cofacilitate group discussions at various segments of the film. Let the fire burn is a reallife wild west story absent the luxury of identifying its heroes by the color of their hats. Philadelphia move bombing let the fire burn full youtube.

Nels bangerter in the astonishingly gripping let the fire burn, director jason osder has crafted that rarest of cinematic objects. On may, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of philadelphia and controversial radical urban group move came to a deadly climax. Let the fire burn, by jason osder, mines the archival record to examine the tragic move bombing of 1985. Let the fire burn implies that the 1985 incident may have been payback for a 1978 standoff, in which a police officer was shot and killed. Nov 18, 20 let the fire burn, jason osders foundfootage doc about a violent standoff between philadelphia police and a black activist group called move in the 1980s, has emerged as one of the year.