Feet in Water, Head on Fire

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 93 min
  • Premiere: 2023. March 3.

Date palms imported and cultivated decades ago flourish in the Coachella Valley in Southern California. A cacophony of voices from across generations reflect on the shifting landscape of the region; some remember the first few acres that were planted, while others enjoy the luxuries of new golf courses. Feet in Water, Head on Fire is a sensorially vibrant 16mm experience that takes us on a journey of past, present, and future. Director Terra Long hand-processed the footage utilizing leftover dates and native plants intertwining the environment into the fabric of the film. Through complex and nuanced scenes, non-sync interviews blossom into a wonderfully gentle but memorable portrait of a community in flux.

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Camera

Terra Long

Director of Photography

Alisha Tejpal

Additional Camera

Directing

Terra Long

Director

Editing

Natacha Ikoli

Color Grading

Terra Long

Editor

Hannah Shepard

Archival Footage Research

Production

Terra Long

Producer

Sound

Richy Carey

Sound Designer

Caitlin Sonny Shieh

Location Sound Recordist

Writing

Daniela Uribe

Co-Writer

Terra Long

Writer

Camera

Terra Long

Director of Photography

Alisha Tejpal

Additional Camera

Directing

Terra Long

Director

Editing

Natacha Ikoli

Color Grading

Terra Long

Editor

Hannah Shepard

Archival Footage Research

Production

Terra Long

Producer

Sound

Richy Carey

Sound Designer

Caitlin Sonny Shieh

Location Sound Recordist

Writing

Daniela Uribe

Co-Writer

Terra Long

Writer