Florian's Knights
synopsis
A Canadian production, Yannitsos' new documentary chronicles firefighters in both the US and Canada who form a controversial motorcycle club to cope with the crippling effects of PTSD. As the Florian's Knights full patch motorcycle club, the freedom felt on two wheels inspires North American firefighters to speak truth against the stigma of first responder mental health and outlaw biker culture. From the impact of 9/11, to the front lines of the opioid crisis in Vancouver and Toronto, and across the bridge to the arson epidemic in Detroit, Florian's Knights travel to the darkest pits of the human experience. The real traumas of firefighting are exposed in ways never-before-seen.
details
Documentary
1 hr. 44 min.
Opened September 10th, 2021
synopsis
A Canadian production, Yannitsos' new documentary chronicles firefighters in both the US and Canada who form a controversial motorcycle club to cope with the crippling effects of PTSD. As the Florian's Knights full patch motorcycle club, the freedom felt on two wheels inspires North American firefighters to speak truth against the stigma of first responder mental health and outlaw biker culture. From the impact of 9/11, to the front lines of the opioid crisis in Vancouver and Toronto, and across the bridge to the arson epidemic in Detroit, Florian's Knights travel to the darkest pits of the human experience. The real traumas of firefighting are exposed in ways never-before-seen.
details
Documentary
1 hr. 44 min.
Opened September 10th, 2021
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