![]() ![]() But it had profoundly tragic ramifications as well. ![]() It reinforced for Americans the value of land protected for the common good and assured the future of the Forestry Service. Ignited during the United States Forest Service's infancy, the largest fire in American history had profound consequences. By the time it was all over, more than three million acres had burned and at least 78 firefighters were dead. In the summer of 1910, hundreds of wildfires raged across the Northern Rockies. None of us could help but be moved, even transformed, by Phyllis and Orlando's remarkable courage and dignity."īig Burn: American Experience Duration: 0:56:46 Shadd Maruna, Dean of the Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice said about the film: "I watched this powerful and healing documentary in a lecture theater filled with utterly transfixed undergraduates - literally the 9/11 generation - and you could have heard a pin drop in the room. Interviews, verite footage, and striking archival images create a a subtle, profound story told with disarming candor - a response to violence that challenges conventional concepts of justice and healing. ![]() Over time they reach a new understanding of their rebellious son. Seeking to understand the nature of violence, Phyllis and Orlando engage in an emotional dialog with men incarcerated at Sing Sing prison for violent crimes, who themselves seek reconciliation. Their odyssey thrusts them reluctantly into the public eye as they speak out against war in Iraq and Afghanistan, oppose the death penalty for 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, and befriend his mother. Instead of seeking revenge, the grieving couple begin a journey of reconciliation that transforms their lives. Phyllis and Orlando Rodriguez's lives shatter with the death of their son, Greg, who dies with thousands of others at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. ![]()
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