Megafires: Investigating a global threat

Incendies géants: enquête sur un nouveau fléau

  DOCUMENTARY

All over the globe, wildfires of unprecedented force are devouring our forests. Each year, 350 million hectares go up in smoke, the equivalent of six times the size of France. In the US, the fire season now lasts up to two months longer than a generation ago, and the surface burnt annually has multiplied by three. The world’s forests are on fire, threatening not only our homes and our lives, but also the climate and our future.

This film travels to Europe, the US, Canada and Indonesia to meet a dedicated community of scientists, firefighters and experts who are investigating why the fires are getting out of control and what we can do to protect ourselves. Can we learn to live safely with megafires before our communities and our forests are all burnt up?

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Cosima Dannoritzer, Nicolas Koutsikas
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: France, Japan, Chile, Norway, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech, Republic Ireland, Latvia, Portugal, Belgium, Greece
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 94'