FIRE OF LOVE & House Made of Splinters Directors on SOUNDS OF FILM

As the war in Eastern Ukraine takes a heavy toll on poor families living near the frontlines, a small group of strong-willed social workers works tirelessly in a special kind of orphanage to create an almost magical safe space for kids to live in while the state decides the fate of the child and family. A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS follows four unrelated children—Sasha, Eva, Kolya, and Alina, with many, many more populating the background—as they navigate the temporary accommodations. They come from alcoholic parents, guardians self-medicating to cope with despair. Each kid initially appears unencumbered by their respective situation, but Wilmont slowly peels back the cycles—drinking, self-harm, violence—that these children have either fallen into or are dangerously close to adopting. Simmering underneath the flicker of their smiles, the glint of their laughs, are old souls forced to grow up far too soon.

Simon Lereng Wilmont won the prestigious 2022 Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS and the film is nominated for a 2023 Oscar in the documentary film category!

A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS is screening at the Port Jefferson Documentary Film Series Monday, March 20, 2023 @ 7:00 PM. For ticket information, go to https://portjeffdocumentaryser...

FIRE OF LOVE tells the story of two French lovers, Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of our planet, while simultaneously capturing the most explosive volcano imagery ever recorded. Along the way, they changed our understanding of the natural world, and saved tens of thousands of lives. Previously unseen hours of pristine 16-millimeter film and thousands of photographs reveal the birth of modern volcanology through an unlikely lens — the love of its two pioneers. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival as the opening night film for the US Documentary Competition, where it won the jury’s Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award.

FIRE OF LOVE is directed, written, and produced by Sara Dosa. The film was a recent selection at the Port Jefferson Documentary Series.

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