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Wildland

Wildland tells the story of a single wildland firefighting crew as they struggle with fear, loyalty, love and defeat all over the course of a single fire season. What emerges is a story of a small group of working-class men, their exterior world, their interior lives, and the fire that lies between.

Premiere Date

October 29, 2018

Length

60 minutes

Funding Type

Development

Awards & Recognition

Nominee

2018 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Nature Documentary

Winner

2018 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary

Winner

2018 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Editing: Documentary

Alex Jablonski

Producer/Director

Alex produced and edited Low & Clear which premiered at SXSW where it won the Audience Award. Previously Alex created the documentary project Sparrow Songs in which he made one short documentary a month, every month for a year. The project developed a worldwide following and he was named to Filmmaker Magazine’s list of The 25 New Faces of Independent Film. The series was spotlighted at Sundance and screened at SXSW and IDFA. In 2018, Alex was named as the Sundance Institute | Discovery Impact Fellow.
Kahlil Hudson

Producer/Director

Kahlil is a Native Tligit Alaskan and currently a professor of film at Santa Fe’s Institute of American Indian Arts. His first feature documentary Low & Clear premiered at SXSW and went on to screen at numerous festivals including True/False, HotDocs, and IDFA. Kahlil is the co-founder of Finback, a creative content agency that brings documentary-style storytelling to brands and working with Alex Jablonski, they handle large campaigns for clients including includes Patagonia, Filson, RAM Trucks, Chevy Trucks, Yeti Coolers and the US Army.