TaosFF presents: Burn, Scar w/ Filmmaker Q&A

TaosFF presents 

Burn, Scar

w/ Filmmaker Q&A

FRI November 6, 7pm

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2026 | Documentary | Directed by Hillary Bachelder | 1h 30m | NR

Each screening will be followed by a conversation with Director Hillary Bachelder. 

About Burn, Scar 

Prescribed fire– the practice of setting small burns to clear ecosystems of overgrowth– is a critical tool for climate resiliency and forest health. But in 2022, a burn set by the U.S. Forest Service in the mountains of northern New Mexico escaped its firelines and spiraled out of control to become the largest wildfire in the state’s history. Weaving together both sides of the story –  the locals impacted by the fire and struggling to rebuild, alongside the Forest Service’s efforts to resume stewardship of the land following their tragic misstep – “burn, scar” is a personal and nuanced story of resilience, resistance, and our enduring connection to the land and each other. 

Director, Cinematographer, and Editor HILLARY BACHELDER is an award-winning documentary filmmaker based in Taos, New Mexico. Originally from Farmingdale, Maine, Hillary began her career with the renowned documentary company Kartemquin Films in Chicago, earning credits on over a dozen critically acclaimed films and series including the Emmy-award-winning Trials of Muhammad Ali and Oscar-nominated Minding the Gap. After founding Backbone Films in 2016, Hillary went on to earn cinematography credits on films such as The Dilemma of Desire, which premiered at SxSW in 2020 and the award-winning Any Given Day. She is the editor of National Geographic’s Emmy-award-winning The Flagmakers, Frontline’s Emmy-nominated American Reckoning, and a New York Times’ Edward R Murrow award-winning series. Hillary is the director, shooter, and editor of the critically-acclaimed feature documentary Represent, which premiered in over 60 theaters across the country and broadcast nationally on PBS’ Independent Lens in October 2020

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