FROM SHORT TO FEATURE
FEATURE FILM IN ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
The award-winning short is the proof of concept for a feature-length dramatic story. Writer-director Maximilian Curnow and screenwriter Peter Lauer are expanding its characters, world and themes through lived experience, research and consultation with emergency-service professionals.
The feature expands the story to an entire crew, each responding differently to the cumulative pressures of the job, offering a firefighter-informed view into the unseen realities of emergency work.
A LARGER STORY
The feature widens the lens beyond a single incident, exploring how the pressures of service reverberate through the lives, relationships and families behind the uniform.
Its development brings dramatic storytelling together with frontline and technical insight, shaped by consultation across firefighting, emergency response, stunt work and production.
The short establishes the tone, visual language and creative approach. The feature carries that world into a deeper and more ambitious dramatic journey.
RESEARCH & AUTHENTICITY
Authenticity is not decoration; it is the foundation of the project. More than a decade of research and consultation with emergency-service professionals informs the story, characters and world.
Technical advisors across firefighting, emergency response and stunt work help shape both the physical detail and the psychological weight of service.
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRY ENQUIRIES
A feature pitch deck and development materials are available for qualified producing, financing and representation enquiries.
Out of the Fire is entering its next stage. We welcome conversations with producers, financiers, representatives, distributors, press and mission-aligned partners who connect with the project.