Documentary Still Standing to Premiere Online November 19 on PBS's POV
The short film about Altadena homes made toxic by the January 2025 Eaton fire screened at SFFILM's Doc Stories ahead of its online debut in POV's 9th season.
The documentary short Still Standing will premiere online on November 19 as part of the ninth season of the PBS series POV, according to deadline.com. The film, co-directed by Victor Tadashi Suarez and Livia Albeck-Ripka, screened at SFFILM's Doc Stories in San Francisco ahead of the online debut.
Still Standing examines homes left toxic by the Eaton fire, which struck the Altadena section of Los Angeles in January 2025.
Screenings continue before the premiere: the film plays at the San Diego Asian Film Festival on Sunday, at UnionDocs in Queens on Monday, and at Cameraimage in Torun, Poland, on Friday. Kevin Iwashina and Bernardo Ruiz serve as executive producers, and Roy Werner composed the score.
Earlier recognition
In January 2025, the Eaton fire tore through Altadena and destroyed thousands of homes. The two directors first met in January 2020 while working on a film about the Australian bushfires for The New York Times Presents.
Still Standing has collected Oscar-qualifying awards at Full Frame, the Seattle International Film Festival and Aspen Shortsfest. It screened at the Bend Film Festival in Oregon last month, where it won Best Documentary Short, and took Best Cinematography at the Nevada City Film Festival.
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When does Still Standing premiere online?
The documentary short premieres online on November 19 as part of the ninth season of PBS's POV.
What is Still Standing about?
It is about homes left toxic by the Eaton fire that hit Altadena in Los Angeles in January 2025.
Where is Still Standing screening?
It screened at SFFILM's Doc Stories, and plays at the San Diego Asian Film Festival, UnionDocs in Queens and Cameraimage in Torun, Poland.