as the fires rage on

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Release Date

8/12/2026

Runtime

18 mins

Genres

Overview

In a world of escalating wildfires and expanding prison systems, an incarcerated crew fights fires for 70¢ an hour. As the camera observes their daily routines, it examines not just their labor, but the systems of surveillance shaping both their lives and the film’s production.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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An unflinching documentary observation of incarcerated firefighters and the systems that control them, where the film itself becomes part of the surveillance apparatus it examines. A short work that builds quiet fury through everyday detail.

Mood

ContemplativeTenseAngry

Themes

JusticePowerCorruptionFreedom

Tone

Matter-of-fact

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-likeHandheld

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as the fires rage on (2026) directed by Sofia Stærmose Hardt | FirstCinema