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Spark: A Burning Man Story

2013, Documentary, 1h 52m

24 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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Spark: A Burning Man Story offers a somewhat scattershot but still entertaining overview of the long-running festival. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Some 60,000 people gather for a week at the annual festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to collaborate on art projects and to party.
  • Genre:
    Documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Steve Brown, Jessie Deeter
  • Producer:
    Steve Brown, Jessie Deeter
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $120.1K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    FilmBuff, Paladin

Cast & Crew

Steve Brown
Steve Brown
Director
Jessie Deeter
Jessie Deeter
Director
Steve Brown
Steve Brown
Producer
Jessie Deeter
Jessie Deeter
Producer
Alec Lorimore
Alec Lorimore
Executive Producer
Chris Weitz
Chris Weitz
Executive Producer
John Behrens
John Behrens
Cinematographer
Andrew Gersh
Andrew Gersh
Film Editing
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Critic Reviews for Spark: A Burning Man Story

All Critics (24) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (6)
Full Review… David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle Full Review… Nick Schager The Dissolve Full Review… Kerry Lengel Arizona Republic Full Review… Steve Morse Boston Globe Full Review… Geoff Berkshire Variety Full Review… Andy Webster New York Times Full Review… Matthew Turner VODzilla.co Full Review… Jonathan W. Hickman Daily Film Fix Full Review… Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net Full Review… Evan Dossey Midwest Film Journal Full Review… Laura Hiros Rincón de cine Full Review… Federico Furzan Screentology
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Audience Reviews for Spark: A Burning Man Story

  • Sep 10, 2013
    The most captivating parts were the interviews with the founder(s) and behind the scenes of the DPW, and more time spent on those (and related) subjects would have elevated this movie. Entertaining / educational film nonetheless, and the high production value gives it a good boost over other BM docs.
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