Film Entered: Aquaburn Date: September 28, 2002

In July of 2002, Head of media operations, Jim Graham offered Bill Breithaupt a spot in the 1st annual BurningMan Film Festival.
Jumping at the opportunity Bill headed to Burning Man for his fourth year in a row, partying and filming the entire week as usual. When he returned home he locked himself in his office and edited. In the three weeks between the end of Burning Man 2002 and the day of the film festival he worked a total of 180 hours. The final result was Aqua Burn. The 300+ audience that packed into the Rio Theater that day was astounded. At the end of the film they cheered, then quieted to watch all the credits, and then cheered again. They also gave Bill a standing ovation (at the end of which he thanked his mom). The festival's director, Jim Graham described the film as "a cross between Koyaanisqatsi and an extreme sports video".
The events of the evening far surpassed Bill's expectations.

© copyright 2005. All rights reserved..
Images on this page by Bill Breithaupt
Except where noted
Copyright © 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004
Site design by Home Theater Marin