Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Wallop Film
Burned to the Ground on the Web:Official Website
Burned to the Ground
"Burned to the Ground: the Canadian village incinerated by record temperatures"Movie
DirectorsMartin GleggMatt Lawrence Dix
17 minDocumentary
Plot
The small village of Lytton in British Columbia hit the global media when it smashed Canada's highest temperature record in June 2021, at 49.6C. Two days later, a wildfire burned the entire village to the ground. In the ashes of their homes, this cohesive but diverse community, which includes a majority of First Nations people, had to confront the realities of climate displacement by being relocated away from their ancestral lands. Through the stories of three residents we find a community searching for answers while relying on a collective spirit to heal
