'Still Standing' Sets November 19 Online Premiere on PBS's POV
The documentary short about Altadena homes left toxic by the January 2025 Eaton fire also screens at SFFILM's Doc Stories in San Francisco.
The documentary short Still Standing is set to premiere online on November 19 as part of the 9th season of the PBS series POV, according to deadline.com. The film, about homes left toxic by the Eaton fire that struck Altadena in Los Angeles in January 2025, screened at SFFILM's Doc Stories in San Francisco.
Victor Tadashi Suarez co-directed the film with Livia Albeck-Ripka. Kevin Iwashina and Bernardo Ruiz are executive producers, and Roy Werner composed the score.
The short continues a run of festival dates. It screens at the San Diego Asian Film Festival on Sunday, at UnionDocs in Queens on Monday, and at Cameraimage in Torun, Poland on Friday.
Awards on the festival circuit
In January 2025, the Eaton fire tore through the Altadena section of Los Angeles and destroyed thousands of homes. Still Standing has since won Oscar-qualifying awards at Full Frame, the Seattle International Film Festival and Aspen Shortsfest. Last month it screened at the Bend Film Festival in Oregon, where it won Best Documentary Short, and it took Best Cinematography at the Nevada City Film Festival.
The two directors first met in January 2020 while working on a film about the Australian bushfires for The New York Times Presents.
Quick answers
When does Still Standing premiere online?
It premieres online on November 19 as part of the 9th season of the PBS series POV.
What is Still Standing about?
The documentary short looks at homes left toxic by the Eaton fire that hit Altadena in Los Angeles in January 2025.
Who directed Still Standing?
Victor Tadashi Suarez and Livia Albeck-Ripka co-directed the film.