Smoke

Smoke, a moving short film created by the Allen Fire Department in partnership with Prelude Films. Smoke follows a firefighter returning home after the toughest shift of his career, opening an honest and necessary conversation around mental health in the first responder community.

Official Selection at 24 Film Festivals worldwide, Smoke has been celebrated for its powerful storytelling, winning awards such as Best in Show at the El Dorado Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize for Cinematography and Direction at the Dallas International Film Festival.

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[pflo]

This is one of the best representations of the life I’ve seen. I’ve been a firefighter/paramedic for 21 years and made Lt 3 years ago. You run all night and see some bullcrap, and some legit stuff, and when you get home, they have no idea what you’re coming home from, and you couple that with being worn out and try to live a normal day with your family. Then turn around and go right back after 2 days. Man, what a good film. I’ve and seen it all, brother. The emotion this man was dealing with, I’ve been there so many times. Dead kids, people hurt bad, people losing everything they have worked for. Then you see your wife and kids and you just want to hold them. I felt this movie.

[Coubertiers]

Just got off a 48. Worked Day before new years and New Year’s Eve. Just got home and came across this short film. Wasn’t even searching for anything close to this! This hit me bad. Family still asleep now on New Year’s Day. I am sitting in my living room alone crying my eyes out. Trying my best to keep it short so when they come down dad/ husband is ready for the day with family. All the while heading back tomorrow for another 24. I chose this career when I was just 5 years old. 36 now, and been at it for a decade. We get to do amazing things, but it comes with a cost. When people ask if i “love my job”… my response has changed over the years. I understand I am truly blessed to be one of the select few to do what we do for a living. Current day response to that question is, I love the people I get to do this job with! At the end of the shift, we take the uniform off and we go back to regular life! But at what cost…

Take care of your minds brothers and sisters! I cannot stress this enough.

Stay safe.❤

[Keks_Zeit]

This is absolutely insane. The cinematics, the firefighting shots, it’s perfect.

[korloq]

Finally a film that actually shows accurate firefighting. Can't see shit in a real fire and the PASS alarm gave me chills this hits home

[ВладимирАвданин-эж]

Вся суть нашей работы.... Боль и страдания перенести через работу. Но домой не приносить тяжесть.

[fizzisreal]

this needs to become a full fledged movie.

[MatthewBrown-qf]

Love this. My only criticism is that it doesn’t take a downed firefighter or a fire at all. The grind. The EMS side. Lack of sleep and balance. It doesn’t always take a bad call or a bad fire. It’s cumulative.

[FFPM]

24 years in the fire service. This hits home.

[GeorgeThoughts]

Brilliant short film. Beautifully shot and I loved the naturalistic script and acting. SO powerful with that ending shot too. In therapy I often talk about the inner child concept, the emotional part of yourself that you need to nurture and show kindness too, not lock away in a box.

[TOPWOP]

31 years of service, last 17 career, hits the nail on the head. Well done, it’s a tough job on everyone.

[tomcat]

I can't say much as im only a junior firefighter but what videos like this show me is that of course if i go this route in life i will see things and people on their worst day and this film just reminds me how important it will be to be able to reach out to people after seeing something you didnt want to see but you had too because its part of the job. so far i have seen some messed up things but not nearly as bad as some of you genuine firefighters and i think it's great this film shows people and hopeful dreamers of the job like me what its really like and not just some tv show.

[LongBeachFirefighters]

Thank you. Truly. Hits close to home for all of us and captures the situation we’re all trying to navigate at home. Stay strong Fire Fam!!! 🙏

[luchysporting]

Always talk to your station brothers or go out to dinner together, that helps us when the family doesn't understand. Greetings from Argentina

[braddicus]

Fucking pass alarm gives me the chills

[DavidSmith-yuyk]

The beginning, the chatting on the way followed by absolute silence prior to arrival, deployment.... f***ing perfect. 🇨🇺👨‍🚒🚒🚒🇺🇸

[pileOmonkeys]

This is unreal quality for a youtube channel. Thank you for the accuracy and effort put into this.

[mikegardner]

If you’ve been there, then you know. If you haven’t experienced it from one side or the other, hopefully this gives some insight. Great video. Great message. Very well done. You all should be proud of this.

[Stargazzer]

Thank you for making this. It rams home the need to talk about mental health among first responders of all stripes. The things we see out there on the job change us in ways we cannot comprehend, and if we don't speak on them, excise our daemons as it were, we might lose ourselves to them. For ourselves, for our families and friends, for our brothers and sisters, we need to sit down and talk. Even if no resolution is reached, at least we can find some closure and comfort in being heard.

[SGWChaosteam]

Three minutes in, already feel a weight on my heart. Damn that feels real.

[TheBetterAlexa]

It’s brave to share how you’re feeling. It’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever do and one of the most freeing as well.