MONIFF 2026 Film Festival

Stray Embers

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Stray Embers
After saving his home from a historic wildfire that destroyed his town, a California man opens his doors to displaced families and neighbors, determined to stay rooted in a place that could burn again. Filmed over five years, it captures the bonds, challenges, and tensions that emerge when dozens of people and their dogs live together in the aftermath of disaster.
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STRAY EMBERS is an intimate, vérité portrait of resilience, community, and climate crisis in rural Northern California. In the wake of the 2018 Camp Fire- the deadliest wildfire in California history- Brad Weldon, a fifth-generation resident of Paradise, saves his home with little more than luck, some garden hoses and sheer determination. What begins as a personal act of survival soon transforms into a makeshift communal experiment when Brad opens his doors to over 20 displaced neighbors, friends, and their many dogs, creating a sprawling, improvised household. The film follows this multi-generational household over five tumultuous years.


"What Happened When California Chose to Rebuild a Town Devastated by Wildfire" - New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/opinion/sunday/california-wildfires-paradise-rebuilding.html

  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    95 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    World Premiere at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana
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  • Director
    Erin Brethauer, Tim Hussin
  • Producer
    Erin Brethauer, Tim Hussin
  • Co-Producer
    Daniel Freeman
  • Editor
    Daniel Freeman
  • Composer
    Daniel Freeman, Anthony Doyle
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