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Brimstone & Glory
Brimstone & Glory
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BRIMSTONE & GLORY

Directed by Viktor Jakovleski
United States, Mexico, 2017
Documentary

Synopsis

The National Pyrotechnic Festival in Tultepec, Mexico, is a blazing ten-day celebration of the patron saint of firework makers. Artisans show off their technical virtuosity, up­-and-comers create rowdy, lo­fi combustibles, and teams build larger-than-life, explosive bulls to parade into the town.

Synopsis

The National Pyrotechnic Festival in Tultepec, Mexico, is a blazing ten-day celebration of the patron saint of firework makers. Artisans show off their technical virtuosity, up­-and-comers create rowdy, lo­fi combustibles, and teams build larger-than-life, explosive bulls to parade into the town.

Our take

Lit up by dazzling pyrotechnic displays of all shapes and sizes, Viktor Jakovleski’s spectacular journey to Mexico’s firework capital is a feast for the senses. At once a primal urge and a cultural practice, the pleasure of setting fire to the dark night dances on the edge of peril and ecstasy.