​Walker House Museum in Kincardine hosting special screening of "Incandescence"

The Walker House Museum in Kincardine is hosting a special screening of the film, "Incandescence," Saturday, March 28, from 2-4 p.m.

Every summer, wildfires increasingly ravage places around the globe, darkening skies with thick smoke and reducing communities to ash and debris.

In this feature documentary, award-winning directors Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper ("Metamorphosis") weave together immersive, on-the-ground footage with first-person accounts from Indigenous elders, first-responders, and ordinary people responding to a rapidly-evolving eco-system.

As climate change escalates, full suppression measures have largely failed, leading to bigger and more intense mega-fires. But there is another way. Indigenous knowledge-keepers explain that First Nations communities traditionally used controlled burns to regenerate the land. As one woman shares, fire is like a grizzly bear running to stay alive. Rather than fighting this powerful force, working with nature can transform fire’s capacity for destruction into a force for growth and renewal.

Following the rhythms of the seasons, "Incandescence" unfolds through the ancient patterns embodied in fire: destruction, aftermath, and rebirth. Many plants and animals have adapted to fire as part of their lifecycle — some tree species require heat to release their seeds, while other fire-activated plants flourish using nutrients newly-released into the soil. Honouring both human and non-human experience, the film documents extraordinary stories of survival and adaptation across the forest mosaic — from the flight path of bees to an osprey’s aerial perspective high above the landscape. The Earth comes back.

Within this intense and beautifully-realized cinematic experience, a resilient spirit rises from the ashes. "Incandescence" transforms our understanding of fire — from disaster and devastation into illumination — lighting the way toward renewal, resilience, and hope.

This film has been generously provided by the National Film Board of Canada.

Watch the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e17xBip25Xs&t=20s.

Registration is required as space is limited. To register, contact the Walker House Museum at 519-396-1850 or by E-mail at: thewalkerhousemuseum@gmail.com. Admission is by donation (not mandatory).