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Let the Fire Burn is a 2013 documentary film about the events leading up to and surrounding a 1985 stand-off between the black liberation group MOVE and the Philadelphia Police Department. The film is directed and produced by Jason Osder and was released by Zeitgeist Films in October 2013.
- Chris Mangum
- October 2, 2013
- Jason Osder, Andrew Herwitz
- George Washington University
Let the Fire Burn is composed entirely with archival footage yet unfurls with the tension of a thriller. Jason Osder’s documentary recounts the steps that led to a horrific tragedy on May 13 ...
Jun 25, 2013 · On May 13, 1985, after a long standoff, Philadelphia municipal authorities dropped a bomb on the headquarters of the African-American radical group MOVE. In the documentary Let the Fire Burn ...
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"Let the Fire Burn" recounts the deadly 1985 standoff between Philadelphia police and the Black activist group MOVE, which resulted in a helicopter dropping a bomb on the compound as city officials stood by.
Oct 1, 2013 · “Let the Fire Burn” compiles found video to offer a riveting chronicle of the radical group Move and the Philadelphia police’s catastrophic siege of its headquarters in 1985.