Fire Through Dry Grass
2023 | 89 minutes | English (with Spanish subtitles)
On a tiny island in NYC, a group of Black and brown disabled artists fight Covid and the city to protect the lives of 500 vulnerable nursing home residents.
Directed by Alexis Neophytides and Andres “Jay” Molina
Produced by Alexis Neophytides and Jennilie Brewster
Edited by M’Daya Meliani and Diana Diroy
Now streaming on POV/PBS
BlackStar Film Festival (World Premiere) – JURY AWARD WINNER – Best Feature Documentary
BFI London Film Festival (International Premiere)
Superfest Disability Film Festival – AWARD WINNER – Directors’ Choice Award
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival – AWARD WINNER – Hernandez/Bayliss Prize For Triumph Of The Human Spirit
Together Disability Film Festival – AWARD WINNER – Best Documentary
GlobeDocs Film Festival
