“It’s time! We just have to make something!”

Jace Hardwick and Hudson Hopper have worked in the commercial film industry for years. They’ve been surrounded by dozens of talented creators who had dreams of one day making “real movies” but would continually become busy with client work. Until one day, Jace said, “we have too many talented friends who spend all their time on Facebook ads and local commercials, and never feel motivated to create good powerful stories.”

Fuel the Fire Film Festival was born. The mission: encourage and hold our community accountable to develop cinematic short films which reflect the truths of our Creator. 

We believe stories change lives. We were created to create. For both the maker and the viewer, stories transform us.