The Man Will Burn

Overview
Over the course of three years, this documentary captures the full, definitive story of the Burning Man festival. Made with full cooperation from the Burning Man Project, the non-profit that organizes it, the film weaves together newly shot footage with archival material spanning the last three decades, revealing the event’s evolution from a small beach gathering into a global cultural phenomenon.
Episodes
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1
The Great Unknown
In the 1980s, Larry Harvey launched Burning Man as a small, anti-establishment gathering in San Francisco, but it has since exploded into a multimilli...
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2
Welcome to the Shit Show
For the second straight year, Burning Man has been called off. In response, a defiant group of Burners organized their own unofficial gathering out in...
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3

Waking Dreams
The return of Burning Man brings its full creative force—musicians, singers, and artists who build and operate the stunning art installations. Yet a...
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4

Mud Burn
Amid relentless rain and mounting chaos, Burning Man descends into a muddy quagmire, forcing droves of attendees to evacuate the treacherous terrain. ...