A film about fireworks, the people who make them and the cultures behind them across the globe.
Cinematography
Explosions shot like ballet — every frame belongs in a gallery.
Production
Filmmakers literally risked death in Chinese factories. Respect.
Editing
Pacing builds from intimate craft to absolute sensory overload.
Director
Jesse Veverka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jesse Veverka spent three years gaining access to China's notoriously secretive fireworks industry, including one factory that supplies Disney's parks globally.
The film reveals how American Independence Day celebrations literally depend on Chinese manufacturing — a poetic irony no one talks about.
US
CA
