What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?
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- Paolo Benzi
- Roberto Minervini
- Denise Ping Lee
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| Directed by | Roberto Minervini |
| Written by | Roberto Minervini |
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| Cinematography | Diego Romero |
| Edited by | Marie-Hélène Dozo |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
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| Language | English |
What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? is a 2018 documentary film written and directed by Roberto Minervini, in his third documentary about the marginalized population of the Southern United States. It chronicles the lives of the Black American communities in New Orleans, shortly after the racially motivated killings in 2017.[1][2]
The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2018, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion.[3][4]
- Judy Hill
- Dorothy Hill
- Michael Nelson
- Ronaldo King
- Titus Turner
- Ashlei King
- Kevin Goodman
Production
An Italian-French-American production, it's the third entry in Minervini's informal trilogy about the marginalized population of the Southern United States, following Stop the Pounding Heart (2013) and The Other Side (2015).
