# An Austrian Filmmaker Who Documented the L.A. Wildfires Hopes His Film Will Start Conversations

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/an-austrian-filmmaker-who-documented-the-l-a-wildfires-hopes-his-film-will-start-conversations/
- Published: 2026-10-26T10:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T10:39:50+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/la-wildfires-documentary-film-hopes-to-start-conversations-1236735312/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Lukas Marxt’s film documents the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.
- Its observational style avoids narration and talking heads.
- The filmmaker hopes it prompts discussion about climate politics.

## Summary

Austrian filmmaker Lukas Marxt has made an experimental documentary about the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, using long, steady observational scenes rather than news-style coverage or explanatory interviews. He hopes the film will prompt viewers to consider “pyropolitics”: the political and geopolitical forces connected to fire, climate change and the destruction it causes.

Marxt was in California when the fires began and, after speaking with affected friends and residents, decided to document the events while taking care not to obstruct people helping or evacuating. The film follows a progression from the sound of fire to scenes within it and its aftermath; it includes footage of firefighters and a shelter. Its title refers to the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C climate goal, and it is due to premiere at DOK Leipzig on 27 October before screenings at the Viennale and IDFA.

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