Each year, 60,000 global participants gather in a windswept Nevada desert to build a temporary city, create large-scale art, and party for a week before burning a giant effigy in a ritual frenzy. The Burning Man festival famously encourages its participants to shed their nine-to-five existence and act on their dreams. But, as SPARK follows a year of unprecedented challenges and growth within the event, changes are taking place. When ideals of a new world collide with realities of the “default world,” which dreams will survive? (JR)
Please join us after the screening for the SF DocFest Opening Night Party at Soma Street Food Park, 428 11th St at Bryant. Turn in your Roxie ticket stub for a free drink, enjoy music by DJ Haute Mess (Brass Taxx) and The Six Million Dollar Band (the greatest TV theme song cover band in the world), food and drink from a variety of food trucks and more! Playa attire encouraged!