We are in the process of collecting and logging a huge amount of archival footage to use in the film. To make this work we need Filemaker Pro database software - any chance anyone has a legal copy they could share with us? ...
For the past several months, our team has been working to get all our footage and materials from the last three years into shape to tell the story of the fires. With the support of two generous donors, we have begun working with an editor...
A short news story about the film was on Bronx News 12 this week! Check it out: WATCH NOW ...
Check out this excellent radio show called "The Bronx, NY: Still Rising From the Ashes" that was part of the series "State of the Re: Union." Click here to listen. DECADE OF FIRE's Vivian Vazquez and Hetty Fox are both featured!...
Back in 2011, DECADE OF FIRE was catapulted ahead thanks to the generosity and support of 162 backers on Kickstarter. Raising over $16,000 to go towards production costs, Kickstarter allowed the film to shoot key footage in 2011 and 2012 - most recently interviews with...
Hear Reporter Joe Flood speaking about Bloomberg’s proposed cuts to FDNY on WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show on June 6, 2011. Listen here: Or visit the WNYC page here. See a Map of the 20 Firehouses Set To Be Closed Read Joe Flood's Piece for New York Magazine On Firehouse Closures...
Decade Of Fire's Kickstarter Campaign reached its goal of $15,000 this week!! But $15,000 is just the beginning - every donation beyond our goal will help with shooting, editing, archival, music - all the elements we will need to tell the story. There are two days...
Check out this great article that was in the NY Daily News on July 7th! ...
Join Our Kickstarter Campaign to raise $15,000 in just 30 days! Any amount that you donate will help us reach our goal and will earn you awesome REWARDS: Only $25 donation earns you an advance copy of the film and a limited edition DVD of historic 52...
THE FILM'S STORY In the 1970s, when Vivian Vazquez was growing up in the South Bronx, she never thought of her neighborhood as a slum. It was her world and she loved it. But by the time she was 18, the South Bronx she had known...