Review of Spark: A Burning Man Story (2013) by Ed K — 13 Sep 2013

Fantastic -- loved this movie! I felt like I was at Burning Man, have always been curious about it. Highly recommended!

This review of Spark: A Burning Man Story (2013) was written by Ed K on 13 Sep 2013.

Spark: A Burning Man Story has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Starkaorbele (1) on 07 Dec 2013

This is the WORST movie we ever saw! We want our 2hrs of time and 5.99 refunded and the memory taken out of our heads…

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By D.j. W (48) on 06 Jan 2016

Interesting look at the process, rather than the festival itself, although there is plenty of that…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 15 Aug 2013

For such a hippie-ish wingding originally designed to discourage the buying and selling of anything, Spark has decidedly bought into its subject…

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By Pali G (1) on 18 Aug 2013

WOW!!! the ending brought me to tears…

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By Chris J (1,214) on 20 Nov 2013

I have been to Burning Man several times and the way that Brown & Deeter tell the story of this amazing festival captured not only my interest,…

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By Stud S (1) on 03 Nov 2013

The cinematography is really amazing in this documentary…

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By Pete Vonder Haar (745) for Village Voice (8,525) on 12 Aug 2013

As an official history, Spark shines adequate light; I just wish it had spent a little more time on the shadows…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 21 Mar 2015

Awesome doc about an event I always wanted to go…

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By Steve Morse (4) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 21 Aug 2013

Has some lively moments but falls short of expectations…

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By Filmgrinder S (1,010) on 04 Sep 2014

If you've ever been curious about who are the people behind the organization of the Burning Man event, this is the documentary to see…

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