The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

A celebratory, behind-the-scenes documentary that traces the creative vision and collaborative effort behind a landmark film trilogy with intellectual rigor and genuine affection for the filmmaking process.

This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward the Rises finale and the culmination of nearly a decade of creative blood, sweat and tears. Candid, thoughtful and extensive, and comprised of revealing behind-the-scenes footage, countless interviews, audition tapes (with Christian Bale and Cillian Murphy doning the cape and cowl), and a narrative grip and momentum all its own, it leaves no stone unturned.