as the fires rage on

As the Fires Rage On is scheduled for release on August 12, 2026. The documentary centers on an incarcerated crew deployed to fight wildfires, compensated at 70¢ an hour, and filmed in a mode of direct observation as the camera tracks their daily routines. The film situates their labor within two overlapping systems: the expanding American prison apparatus and the worsening wildfire crisis. In doing so, it also turns a reflexive eye on the conditions of its own production, interrogating the role of surveillance in shaping what can be seen and how.