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UCLA alumnus Alex Jablonski followed a firefighting crew battling the 2016 Soberanes fire. Though it is a documentary, Jablonski said the film focuses more on a narrative approach than a journalistic approach. (Courtesy of Alex Jablonski)

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Q&amp;A: &#039;Wildland&#039; documentary kindles humanization of firefighters - Daily Bruin

Q&#038;A: &#8216;Wildland&#8217; documentary kindles humanization of firefighters

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They say the hottest fire forges the strongest steel. Alex Jablonski’s “Wildland” is proof. The documentary film follows members of a firefighting crew over a summer as they battle both personal struggles and physical calamities, including the 2016 Soberanes fire – one of the most costly wildfires in California’s history.

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Q&A: ‘Wildland’ documentary kindles humanization of firefighters

By Raunak Devjani

Nov. 27, 2018 10:44 p.m.