"Burning Man: Voyage in Utopia"
written and directed by Laurent Le Gall. Premieres, one night only, at the

Rafael Theatre in San Rafael, CA
1118 Fourth Street San Rafael

Thursday, August 14, 2008
5.30pm, VIP reception $25
7.00pm, Film Screening $10


Help us make this event a success, pass the word around, invite friends and family ...

Meet French Filmmaker Laurent Le Gall and mingle with Burners our VIP Reception prior to the documentary film screening of
"Burning Man: Voyage in Utopia"
Documentary 85 minutes

Reception includes hors d’oeuvres from Fabrique Delices and beverages. All VIP’s will receive gift bags with an autographed DVD and World Music CDs (total value of $100+) and film screening.
Feel free to invite more guests, limited to first 80 VIPs. Burning Man attire welcome! We hope you can join us for this memorable and fun evening.
Email legleu@freerunpictures.com to purchase advance tickets for the VIP reception.


Synopsis

Carnival, tribe or mystic retreat? This big uproar for some will stay as a spiritual experience for the others. The film depicts the journey of artist David Best through the building of the “temple.” David Best dedicates this interactive artwork to the departed love ones and to the miracle of life. He’s offering his own creativity to the community. A clever anachronism, a miraculous idea and an exemplary symbol. The citizens of Black Rock City take ownership of it and write messages to their families, their friends, their departed love ones. The temple is full of tributes and becomes a sanctuary. The frenzy turns into meditation in that lost desert where the world is reborn each year from its own ashes. The original music score is as impressive as the cinematography.




This is what they're saying about the film:
“Voyage in Utopia is a remarkable piece of story telling. It does what our event is said to do: it evokes the inexpressible, it invites imagination to inhabit the unknown”.
Larry Harvey, founder of Burning Man

“Lovely interpretation of who we are!”
Artist David Best, temple builder

“ I watched your film last night and was very moved. The cinematography is superb and the editing very intelligent. You really capture the feeling of being on the playa, the emotional drama, and what we're really all about in terms of the community and our principles. Bravo! ”
Christine Kristen aka LadyBee, Art Curator of Burning Man

“One of the best films about Burning Man I’ve ever seen!”
Andie Grace aka Actiongrl, Communications Manager of Burning Man

"Forget John Ford or better yet Sergio Leone, Laurent Le Gall's “Voyage in Utopia” captures le coeur of the real Wild West: The Good, The Bad and The Otherworldly in the Black Rock Desert. Giddy-up!"
Jane Sullivan Director, Santa Cruz Film Festival