After Airing on PBS Affiliate, Documentary “Relighting the Flame” is Set to Screen at Upcoming Film Festivals

The 26-minute short documentary recently aired on a PBS station in Chicago and Northwest Indiana, and is scheduled to screen at festivals in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York.

The accolades continue to roll in for "Relighting the Flame," the documentary film that tells the story of the factory workers who are rebuilding America's steel industry, right in the Industrial Heartland.

The 26-minute short, directed by the award-winning filmmaker Carl Kriss, is scheduled to be screened on Saturday, Sept. 20 and Sunday, Sept. 21 as part of the Grand Rapids Film Fest in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The film is also scheduled to screen on Oct. 11 as part of the Reading Film Fest, and also has been selected to screen at the Workers Unite! Film Festival in New York City. Specific times and dates for that screening haven't been announced as of publication.

The movie's acceptance into the film festivals comes after the film aired several times in late August and early September on Lakeshore Public Media, a PBS affiliate serving the greater Chicagoland area, including Northwest Indiana, where much of Relighting the Flame takes place.

Relighting the Flame follows several employees of steel company Cleveland-Cliffs, who discuss how they are planning a role in reviving America's steel industry in places like Indiana and Ohio. Many of the folks featured in the film are also members of the United Steelworkers union.

If you can't make the festival circuit to see the film on the big screen, you can watch it for free on YouTube.