Behind the Smoke (2023)
This documentary is meant to bring to light the issues that firefighters and their families faces later in life when the firefighter association and government resources are no longer available to them. Cancer can take more firefighters than anything else on the job. Behind the Smoke is a representative voice of every firefighter, "I was called to save lives, who is called to save mine?"
Director: Jacob Whitley
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Tim Aselton as Self - Retired Captain |
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Dawn Bolstad-Johnson as Self - Industrial Hygienist |
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Nathan Evans as Self - Firefighter |
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Chance Hines as Self - Fire Captain |
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George Jacobs as Self - Fire Chief |
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Patrick Kendrick as Self - Retired Chief of Training |
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Michael Riley as Self - Medically Retired Firefighter Engineer |
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Sheryl Rodgers as Self - Fire Lieutenant |
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Brandon Seymour as Self - Fire Lieutenant |
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Mike Stewart as Self - Fire Chief |
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Catherine Sullivan as Self - Retired Captain |
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James Von Bretzel as Self - Fire Captain |
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Chris Walsh as Self - Retired Firefighter Paramedic |
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Jim Wattenburger as Self - Retired Battalion Chief |
| Sound | Joe Cruz | Music |
| Production | Jeffrey Riley | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jacob Whitley | Producer |
| Editing | Jacob Whitley | Editor |
| Crew | Natalia Filson | Cinematography |
| Directing | Jacob Whitley | Director |
| Production | Lani Riley | Producer |
| Crew | Remington Henderson | Cinematography |
| Crew | Sean Riley | Cinematography |
| Crew | Jeffrey Riley | Cinematography |