This shroud of secrecy ended when one man self-immolated to protest their racism in 2014, shining a spotlight on the town's dark past. Man on Fire untangles the pieces of this protest and questions the racism in Grand Saline today.

“Still, the importance of this film is not its ability to vindicate and heroize Americans. Rather, its highest quality is its unabashed truthfulness. As one of the many interviewees puts it, 'The easier thing to do is try to move past it, instead of sitting with it.‘” – Slug Magazine

“Man on Fire tells a compelling and perennially relevant story” – Screen Anarchy

“...this is an illuminating, thought-provoking tale that illustrates one of the many tragic consequences of America's failure to fully come to terms with, and to truly confront, the racism of its past, present, and its foreseeable future.” - Screen Anarchy