Riverlinks Embers
Overnight on 7 and 8 January, in the year 2003, a dry storm ignited over 80 fires in Victoria's North East and Gippsland. From exhaustive interviews with residents of the region, Campion Decent has fashioned an extraordinary account of the fires; the heart-stopping tales of survival, the awe-inspiring courage and endurance of communities put to the test, the spine-chilling evocations of the wave of heat that roars through pristine valleys - and the mountains of sandwiches volunteers anxiously prepared.
Gripping, lyrical, comically overwrought when it seems tragic, and deeply moving when all appears lost, Embers is the story of a fire - and the people who conquered it.
Contact: Riverlinks Box Office, Ph: (03) 5832 9511 for more information.
