Burning Man: The Burning Sensation

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Burning Man: The Burning Sensation

2002

1h 13m

Documentary

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8 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Filmmaker Alex Nohe documents the annual art/lifestyle festival in the Nevada desert.

Todd McCarthy

Variety

01/28/2025

A knock-out documentary with a renegade personality ideally suited to its anarchic subject matter.

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Daniel Fienberg

Film Threat

09/24/2002

3/5

Nohe has made a decent 'intro' documentary, but he feels like a spectator and not a participant.

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Michael Miller

Village Voice

09/05/2002

Looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes topless and roll in the mud than a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights.

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Brent Simon

Entertainment Today

09/23/2002

C-

A 'Girls Gone Wild' video for the boho art-house crowd, The Burning Sensation isn't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers aren't removed and inquisitive enough for that.

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Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

09/19/2002

Alex Nohe's documentary plays like a travelogue for what mostly resembles a real-life, big-budget NC-17 version of Tank Girl.

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David Chute

L.A. Weekly

09/19/2002

The overall vibe is druggy and self-indulgent, like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors.

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Alex Nohe documents the annual art/lifestyle festival in the Nevada desert.

Director: Alex Nohe
Distributor: Shooting Gallery
Production Co: Paramount
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 6, 2002, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 24, 2017
Runtime: 1h 13m