FORGED FROM FIRE

The Making of the Blacksmiths’ Tree

Produced on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, a story of devotion and recovery as artists and blacksmiths the world over responded to the Black Saturday fires that devastated townships north-east of Melbourne in February 2009.

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Synopsis

Forged from Fire tells the story of how an Australian and international community of blacksmiths, welders, artists and volunteers responded to the devastating Black Saturday bush-fires by creating perhaps the most ambitious public artwork and memorial in Australia – a three tonne, 9.8-meter tall stainless steel and copper gum tree – The Blacksmiths’ Tree.

Director: Andrew Garton
Duration: 58:30

A production of Secession Films.

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This is a beautiful capturing of the process of making the tree, but more importantly, of the relationships forged in the process.

It is beautifully filmed and sensitively narrated.

Anonymous

You’ve done an incredible thing to tell that story over such a time scale. It has an emotional heart that’s still resonating with me today.

Michael Wilkins

2 Road Films

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I had a chance tonight to look at Forged from Fire and want to congratulate all involved, in creating a film of such sincerity, engagement and, truly, radiance.

Lynda Watts

Silver Muse Productions

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Seeing that tree all together was very affecting for me…like a community put back together after unthinkable devastation.

Jeannette Davison

Director, Montsalvat