We Burn Like This

Producer

“Whether it’s (Madeleine) Coghlan descending to her breaking point or (Devery) Jacobs finding the calm to explain facts that shouldn’t need to be explained, these are lived-in characters tapping into an authentic duality that comes with being American in a way that doesn’t erase your ethnicity or ancestors.”

-Jared Mobarak, The Film Stage

When 22 year-old Rae, a descendant of Holocaust survivors, is targeted by Neo-Nazis in Billings, Montana, her ancestors' trauma becomes real. As antisemitism continues to rise in the community, we follow Rae on her journey to forgive herself, her mother, and the broken world.

Inspired by true events, this coming-of-age story shows the inherited effects of historical trauma and the strength of survival and healing.

Filmed on location in Billings, Butte, and Missoula, Montana

Featuring Madeleine Coghlan (THE ROOKIE) and Devery Jacobs (RESERVATION DOGS)

2022

Fargo Film Festival

Won, Best Narrative Feature

Narrative Feature Film

Won, Ruth Landfield Award

Phoenix Film Festival

Won, Best Director

Best Director

2021