For one hundred years, Santa Fe has built a fifty-foot monster just to watch it burn.

Every autumn, the city fills Zozobra — “Old Man Gloom” — with their divorce decrees, old photos, and regrets, then sets him ablaze before a roaring crowd. Zozobra: 100 Years of Fire and Redemption is the remarkable true story of how one artist’s strange idea became a century-old ritual of catharsis and renewal.

Part history, part celebration, part communal exhale — you may never look at your own regrets the same way again.

Every ticket lights the way for Santa Fe’s kids, proceeds benefit local children’s charities. Own it forever or rent it for 48 hours today.

Directed by: McCall Sides
Produced by: Elisa Bourguet Hutton
Starring: Raymond Sandoval, Ashley Moore, David Kesler, and more.
Documentary | 2024 | USA | 42 minutes

Winner – Best Story – Santa Fe Film Festival

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