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PRE-BOOK 2/21/14 STREET 3/25/14 ONE OF THE TOP FIVE DOCUMENTARIES OF 2013 —A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES “ELECTRIFYING! Osder has made a documentary that’s astonishingly in the present tense.... LET THE FIRE BURN is a time machine and a triumph of documentary form.” —David Edelstein, NEW YORK MAGAZINE “BRINGS THIS 28-YEAR-OLD TRAGEDY FRONT AND CENTER AGAIN—VIVIDLY, VISCERALLY.” —Steven Rea, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER “QUIETLY TERRIFYING.” —Stuart Klawans, THE NATION In the astonishing and gripping Let the Fire Burn, director Jason Osder has crafted the rarest of cinematic objects: a found-footage film that unfurls with the tension of a great thriller. On May 13, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial Black Power group MOVE came to a deadly climax. By order of local authorities, police dropped military-grade explosives onto a MOVE-occupied rowhouse. TV cameras captured the conflagration that quickly escalated—and resulted in the tragic deaths of eleven people and the destruction of 61 homes. Using only archival news coverage and interviews, first-time filmmaker Osder has brought to life one of the most tumultuous and largely forgotten clashes between government and citizens in American history. DVD SPECIAL FEATURES • HD transfer, enhanced for widescreen viewing • Extensive Q&A with director Jason Osder • 2002 interview with Michael Ward, sole child survivor of the MOVE tragedy • Original theatrical trailer • Optional subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH) 247 CENTRE ST • 2ND FL • NEW YORK • NY 10013 • (212) 274-1989 • FAX (212) 274-1644 • www.zeitgeistfilms.com • orders@zeitgeistfilms.com NOT RATED DVD SRP $29.99 • CAT NO. Z1160 • UPC 795975116039 2013 • 95 mins • US • Color • English • 16:9 LET THE FIRE BURN a film by Jason Osder 2013 THEATRICAL RELEASE IN ALL KEY MARKETS COMP TITLES: Black Power Mixtape; Our Nixon; Trouble the Water; Senna; Waco: The Rules of Engagement WINNER - TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS NOMINEE BEST DOCUMENTARY GOTHAM AWARDS WINNER BEST EDITOR IDA AWARDS NOMINEE BEST FEATURE IDA AWARDS WINNER - BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

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Page 1: WINNER - TRUER NOMINEE WINNER THAN FICTION AWARD …zeitgeistfilms.com/DVDpressroom/LettheFireBurn/LettheFireBurn_sellsheet.pdf · bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo and the U.S. Supreme

PRE-BOOK 2/21/14 STREET 3/25/14

ONE OF THE TOP FIVE DOCUMENTARIES OF 2013 —A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES

“ELECTRIFYING! Osder has made a documentary that’s astonishingly in the present tense.... LET THE FIRE BURN is a time machine and a triumph of documentary form.” —David Edelstein, NEW YORK MAGAZINE

“BRINGS THIS 28-YEAR-OLD TRAGEDY FRONT AND CENTER AGAIN—VIVIDLY, VISCERALLY.” —Steven Rea, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

“QUIETLY TERRIFYING.” —Stuart Klawans, THE NATION

In the astonishing and gripping Let the Fire Burn, director Jason Osder has crafted the rarest of cinematic objects: a found-footage film that unfurls with the tension of a great thriller. On May 13, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial Black Power group MOVE came to a deadly climax. By order of local authorities, police dropped military-grade explosives onto a MOVE-occupied rowhouse. TV cameras captured the conflagration that quickly escalated—and resulted in the tragic deaths of eleven people and the destruction of 61 homes.

Using only archival news coverage and interviews, first-time filmmaker Osder has brought to life one of the most tumultuous and largely forgotten clashes between government and citizens in American history.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES• HD transfer, enhanced for widescreen viewing• Extensive Q&A with director Jason Osder• 2002 interview with Michael Ward, sole child survivor of the MOVE tragedy• Original theatrical trailer• Optional subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH)

247 CENTRE ST • 2ND FL • NEW YORK • NY 10013 • (212) 274-1989 • FAX (212) 274-1644 • www.zeitgeistfilms.com • [email protected]

NOT RATEDDVD SRP $29.99 • CAT NO. Z1160 • UPC 7959751160392013 • 95 mins • US • Color • English • 16:9

LET THE FIRE BURNa film by Jason Osder

2013 THEATRICAL RELEASE IN ALL KEY MARKETS

COMP TITLES: Black Power Mixtape; Our Nixon; Trouble the Water; Senna; Waco: The Rules of Engagement

WINNER - TRUERTHAN FICTION AWARD

INDEPENDENTSPIRIT AWARDS

NOMINEEBEST DOCUMENTARY

GOTHAMAWARDS

WINNERBEST EDITOR

IDAAWARDS

NOMINEEBEST FEATURE

IDAAWARDS

WINNER - BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY

TRIBECAFILM FESTIVAL

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247 CENTRE ST • 2ND FL • NEW YORK • NY 10013

“HAS THE FORCE AND INTRIGUE OFA COURTROOM THRILLER…ripples with urgency and moral complexity.” —SCREEN INTERNATIONAL PRE-BOOK 2/21/14 STREET 3/25/14

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