A magical realist short film about a young boy's encounter with a Pagan fire circle in xenophobic Eastern Europe during the lead up to WWI.

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This independent film with a strong social message was written and directed by Ryan Uzilevsky in 2005. The film was made during George W. Bushes second term. It was seen as a response to the war crying post 911 america that seemed to suffer from historical amnesia. The escalation of violence in the Arab world, and xenophobia on American soil under the guise of patriotism 

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Skydog wanted to tell a story about another time, not that long ago where this line of nationalistic racism became paramount in Eastern Europe ultimately the leading up to catastrophic World War and Genocide. 

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