Spark: A Burning Man Story

Directed bySteve Brown and Jessie Deeter

Produced bySteve Brown (Ignite Channel) and Jessie Deeter

CinematographyJohn Behrens

Edited byAndrew Gersh

Spark: A Burning Man Story
Directed by	Steve Brown and Jessie Deeter
Produced by	Steve Brown (Ignite Channel) and Jessie Deeter
Cinematography	John Behrens
Edited by	Andrew Gersh
Music by	Joachim Cooder
Production company	Spark Pictures
Distributed by	Filmbuff
Release dates	August 1, 2013 (2013-08-01) (SXSW) August 16, 2013 (2013-08-16) (USA)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Spark: A Burning Man Story is a 2013 independent documentary^[1] film with its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas.^[2] That is about some 60,000 or so people that gather from around the world for a week at the annual Burning Man festival in Black Rock Desert of Nevada to collaborate building a temporary city that operates on a "gifting" economy where nothing is bought or sold. Participants bring in everything; food, water, and shelter. The week features large-scale art installations and partying, at the conclusion of the week a celebration in the ritual burning of a giant effigy, and after one week, take it all away.^[3]

The film also focuses on the individual artists and their dreams and struggles. The Burning Man organization is made up of 50 year-round staff and over 4,000 volunteers. Burning Man operates on ten principles or ideologies written by founder Larry Harvey.