Play With Fire There are no choices when you refuse change. This is the heartbeat of a town. ‘Play with Fire’ follows the unsettling life of 28-year old Christian. His complacency has trapped him in the small town that he grew up in. The town is nestled in the mountains, a raging river runs through it, and giant smoke stacks from the local lead smelter loom overhead. Christian's life unravels as he confronts the hopelessness of drug trafficking, loneliness and boredom of small town life. He divides his time between managing his business and pondering his existence. He lives between the remnants of the hopes and wishes of the women in his life, past and present. His girlfriend Melody wants him to come to the big city with her in order to start over with a clean slate. As she leaves, his longtime friend Joel comes back to town. He attempts to involve Christian in a risky scheme to undercut the local drug dealers with a better, and cheaper, product from the city. The local drug lord, The Tax Man, runs a tight ship, and his enforcer, Grim, watches over the town like a guard dog. Joel’s behavior quickly spirals out of control, and he ends up on the wrong side of Grim’s gun. Feeling responsible for his friend’s death, Christian befriends Joel’s younger brother, Matt. He takes him under his wing and tries to make up for what he did and did not do. Spending time with Christian delivering drugs, collecting debts, and going to house parties, Matt is exposed to the underbelly of this small, mountain town. ‘Play with Fire’ is a story of twisted loyalty, loss and despair. It deals with very real situations that are happening in small towns everywhere. Shooting in a guerilla style the lens captured something that was not only raw and visceral, but something beautiful; something that transcended its location and touched the audience. “Play with Fire” is the heartbeat of many towns. Follow Play With Fire on Twitter and Facebook

Soren Johnstone (Writer/ Director/ Producer) Soren Johnstone was born May 12th, 1981 in Vancouver, Canada. From an early age he expressed interest in writing and filmmaking. Starting out in the action sports world he produced five films from 1998-2001. Wanting to move forward in filmmaking he directed and edited the 2007 feature length documentary, ‘Hicks on Sticks’. Before the documentary’s release he finished the final draft of what would be called ‘Play with Fire’. With his producing partner, Michael Babiarz, they dove mercilessly deep and hard into the 16 month production hell of ‘Fire’. Follow Soren Johnstone on Twitter

Michael Babiarz (Producer) Michael Robert Babiarz was born December 16, 1982, and raised in the mountains of British Columbia. He is a passionate filmmaker, photographer, and graphic designer. He has collaborated with Writer/ Director, Soren Johnstone on numerous projects for the past 7 years. In 2007, Johnstone, approached him with ‘Play With Fire’. The idea of making a feature film in such a guerrilla fashion appealed to his “do it yourself” attitude. He agreed to produce the project and the pair never looked back. Follow Mike Babiarz on Twitter