DUST & ILLUSIONS
Dust & Illusions explores 30 years of history of the Burning Man event. Born in the underground of San Francisco in the 1980s, the festival became the largest counter- cultural event in North America. It is unique in that it is created by the people who come to the event, the participants, not the organizers, and in that sense it has survived its original ideals/utopias, but the ideas have been eroded by time, pressure from the larger society. The film is a look at the evolution and expansion of the event to multi-million dollar business, and how politics might have replaced philosophies.
Interview with Director Olivier Bonin (10″):
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The screenings tour ended in Dec 2011. In 2012 we hope to produce a special limited edition DVD (maybe a few hundreds). You can enter your email address if you want to receive a very few emails updating you on the status of this.
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«Love the humour and brutal honesty. Amazing collection of footage and interviews.»
«I was glad to see some balanced criticism, even though I fully support Burning Man.»
«The films stands solidly as a historical documentary.»
«This is an excellent documentary, as it’s not all starry-eyed and uncritical»
«More than a history: a well-constructed story, a daring statement, but gracefully done without anger.»
«Dust and Illusions is the only worthwhile documentary about Burning Man. Most are navel-gazing, utopian affairs.»
«I am impressed with the way this film presents its criticism. It is both tactful and nuanced.»
