Brimstone & Glory (2017)
The National Pyrotechnic Festival in Tultepec, Mexico is a site of explosive festivity unlike any other in the world. In celebration of San Juan de Dios, patron saint of firework makers, conflagrant revelry engulfs the town for ten days. Artisans show off their technical virtuosity, up-and-comers create their own lo fi combustibles, and teams build larger-than-life papier-mache bulls to parade into the town square, adorned with fireworks that blow up in all directions.
Primary Title
- Brimstone & Glory
Date Broadcast
- Monday 4 November 2024
Release Year
- 2017
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 90:00
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- The National Pyrotechnic Festival in Tultepec, Mexico is a site of explosive festivity unlike any other in the world. In celebration of San Juan de Dios, patron saint of firework makers, conflagrant revelry engulfs the town for ten days. Artisans show off their technical virtuosity, up-and-comers create their own lo fi combustibles, and teams build larger-than-life papier-mache bulls to parade into the town square, adorned with fireworks that blow up in all directions.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Spanish
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Fireworks--Mexico--Tultepec
- Festivals--Mexico--Tultepec
- John of God, Saint, 1495-1550--Cults--Mexico--Tultepec
- Documentary films--Mexico
- Documentary films--United States
Genres
- Action
- Documentary
- Performing arts
Contributors
- Viktor Jakovleski (Director)
- Viktor Jakovleski (Producer)
- Affonso Gonçalves (Editor)
- Dan Romer (Composer)
- Benh Zeitlin (Composer)
- Tobias von dem Borne (Cinematographer)
- Dan Janvey (Producer)
- Elizabeth Lodge Stepp (Producer)
- Kellen Quinn (Producer)
- Court 13 Pictures (Production Unit)
- Department of Motion Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Fireworks--Mexico--Tultepec
- Festivals--Mexico--Tultepec
- John of God, Saint, 1495-1550--Cults--Mexico--Tultepec
- Documentary films--Mexico
- Documentary films--United States