Apache 8 2011

Apache Women Firefighters

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Documentary

This is the story of the courageous all-female Apache 8 firefighting unit which has protected their reservation and responded to wildfires around the nation for 30 years. This group, which recently became co-ed, earned the reputation of being fierce, loyal and dependable--and tougher than their male colleagues. Despite facing gender stereotypes and the problems that come with life on the impoverished reservation, the women became known as some of the country's most elite firefighters. The film focuses on four women from different generations of Apache 8 crewmembers who speak tenderly and often humorously of hardship, loss, family, community and pride in being a firefighter.

Release Date 2011-11-04
Runtime 57m
Directors Sande Zeig, Maryse Alberti
Producers Sande Zeig, Heather Rae, Andrew Rosenthal, Vicky Wight, Susan Lazarus, Pearl Harvey
Writers Melody London, Sande Zeig, Dustinn Craig