summary
Failing at their attempt to crack the parental control of their games console, three kids set off on a quest for the perfect blueberry pie. The difficult odyssey that follows requires the trio to first acquire a secret recipe, and then a special ingredient – a speckled egg. A simple task soon turns into an astonishing journey through the forest, where the children face mysterious and dangerous forces. Through this lens, the film explores how children manage living in fractured households by creating their own worlds, morals, and mythical friendships. Also intended to be a spiritual refuge in a film, Riddle of Fire is a world of pure adventure, summer in the mountains, magic and love – a fairytale for today.
about the author
Award-winning American writer/director Weston Razooli grew up in Park City, Utah. He attended California College of the Arts in San Francisco, where he studied illustration, graphic design, and fashion design – with the intention of applying these mediums towards filmmaking. His feature debut, Riddle of Fire, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023.
“There’s a vintage board game I grew up playing called “Enchanted Forest”. It’s a simple game but beautifully painted / designed. The gameboard is a charming painting of a sea of pine trees, A-frame cottages, a castle, and is decorated with plastic pine-trees that hide treasure. It’s beautiful but it has a sort of Jumanji vibe to it – like once you start playing, you have to finish the game or else you will be cursed. I wanted to make a movie that felt like this board game.”
- Weston Razooli
Riddle of Fire Riddle of Fire
An offbeat 16mm adventure comedy from the point of view of four bandit children trying to tackle the recipe for the perfect blueberry pie. Embarking on a woodland odyssey, they meet a sect of poachers, a little girl with an elvish gift and a host of other bizarre characters.
directed by Weston Razooli, screenplay Weston Razooli , cinematography Jake Mitchell, editing Weston Razooli, music Stéphane Junk, cast Lio Tipton, Charles Halford, Skyler Peters, Phoebe Ferro, Lorelei Olivia Motte, Charlie Stover, Andrea Browne, Rachel Browne, Weston Razooli, Austin Archer
festivals, awards Cannes 2023, Piccolo Grande Cinema 2023, Cineuropa 2023, Slash Film Festival 2023, Warsaw 2023, Sitges 2023
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