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• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: ATLANTIC
• DVD Release Date: August 1, 2006
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000GDI23I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,358 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "BURNING MAN - BEYOND BLACK ROCK" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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BURNING MAN:BEYOND BLACK ROCK - DVD Movie

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No turning back., December 7, 2006

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A. Steckel (Washington, DC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BURNING MAN - BEYOND BLACK ROCK (DVD)

I rented this film on Saturday, September 2, 2006. At the time, I knew little about the event, except that at the very same moment I was sitting on my living room sofa with a bag of microwave popcorn, 35,000 slightly-nutty people were somewhere out in the desert setting fire to all sorts of strange objects, the biggest of which was shaped like you and me. I just thought to myself, "What better a day could there be to get more acquainted with the subject?"

From the moment the credits rolled on this the documentary, there was really no turning back. That very night, I promised myself that I would join in this unique experience the very next chance I got. I've since showed it to a few other friends, and they too have fallen under the spell.

As for the documentary itself, it does an excellent job at showing just what goes into making the event happen. I got a real appreciation for the staggering amount of work involved, and the zealot-like devotion it inspires in both its staff and its participants - the line between which is thin and blurred by definition, as everyone who goes is expected to do something to help create the experience. I found their passion infectious. As they described the impact it had on their lives, how it changed them as people, I was left pondering what kind of fascinating ways might Burning Man one day change me?

Of course, it did not make me feel "just like I was there." On the contrary, it fully convinced me that even the best film on this subject could never replace the experience itself, and that if I wanted to truly know Burning Man, I had to go. Some might count that as a weakness of the film, but not I. The fact that the film starts with the assumption that you could never translate the true experience of Burning Man onto celluloid is the very thing that makes it brilliant, and accurate.

From the mind-boggling diversity of its participants, to the ephemeral beauty and strangeness of its art, Burning Man is not just an effigy, it's a conflagration of IDEAS blazing in the Nevada desert. And after seeing this film, I swear it's one fire into which I fully intend to throw myself!

UPDATE: Aug 2008: At the moment, gearing up for my second year on the playa. Burning Man 2007 was a life-changing experience, and this year looks like it'll be even better. Two years hence, I still give this film credit for introducing me to a whole new world, and teaching me so very much. If you really wanna be a burner, this film is a great place to start your journey.

UPDATE: July 2010: Even after three pilgrimages to Black Rock City (soon to be four), and nine trips to smaller regional burns, the wonder has not ceased, and the magic will not fade. Indeed, the burner community has become a second family to me, and these festivals my second home. I look forward to each and every one with the kind of childish glee that's barely possible to contain. Over the years, I've loaned or screened this film to anyone who's expressed a sincere interest in the subject, and gifted it to several who were serious about going. By now, I've seen about ten other documentaries on Burning Man (all of which I own) - but of them all, this is the only one that I loan, screen, or gift - which is what keeps bringing me back to this page.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars all you need to know..., November 5, 2006

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A. Marion - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BURNING MAN - BEYOND BLACK ROCK (DVD)

best info on subject ever found..history/chronology narration much appreciated. teenage recipient of this gift dvd expressed gratitude for learning abt. "Burning Man" - subject of which he was completely unaware.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Burning Man - What You Don't Know..., November 14, 2006

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catomegirl "catomegirl" (california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BURNING MAN - BEYOND BLACK ROCK (DVD)

I received this DVD as a gift from a "Burner" friend who wanted me to learn about Burning Man...having never been to Burning Man... only hearing the rumors...I was pretty sure I would hate it...I wasn't looking forward to watching a bunch of naked, drunk, people in the desert...not my idea of creative freedom...much to my surprise, I loved it...what an eye-opener...sure there were some naked oddballs, but the sense of community, the artistry, the passion was really captured in this doc...really worth watching...might even make the unsuspecting viewer want to take a trek out to the desert!