DUST & ILLUSION best BM film. SF, PHL, Canada, Australia

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"Dust and Illusions is the only worthwhile documentary about Burning Man. Most are navel-gazing, utopian affairs. This movie is a candid look at the event’s history and development from a simple beach party (with a huge burning wooden man) into a 50,000 person weeklong adventure in the desert. It highlights many of the artists behind the monumental sculptural installations, and gives a voice to its discontents as well as cult members." says Kevin Balktick.


Feb 27th 2010. 7:00pm. Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Feb 25th 2010 8:00pm. Amsterdam, HOLLAND.

Feb 11th 2010. 7:30pm San Francisco, CA

Feb 4th 2010. 7:00pm Montréal, QC, Canada

Feb 3rd 2010. 7:00pm Philadelphia, PA

Feb 3rd 2010. 7:00pm Toronto, ON, Canada

Jan 28th 2010. 7:00pm Calgary, AB, Canada

More cities to come: looking for help for Minneapolis, LA, Chicago, Austin, Phoenix, Tucson, NM, Denver/Boulder, SLC, FL, Las Vegas, Southern Oregon, Spokane..., Australia, NZ, France, Italy, Spain, UK, Ireland, etc..

About the film: Dust & Illusions looks at 30 years of history of Burning Man all the way back to the late 1970s deep into the origins of the event. Through 21 interviewees the film presents the philosophies that fueled the creation of the festival, and its evolution from a small gathering of friends to the largest “counter-culturalâ€