A NEW INFERNO
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | 16 minutes | USA | 2026 | English | Color
Filmed during the hottest days of Phoenix, Arizona’s summer heatwave, A New Inferno follows paramedics as they race to save the lives of heatstroke victims using a radical new treatment: ice immersion therapy.
“We think the visceral yet sensitive filmmaking in ‘A New Inferno’ will help audiences better understand the consequences of extreme temperatures that are becoming more and more common,” said Alexandra Garcia, the executive producer of Op-Docs. “
NEW YORK TIMES PRESS RELEASE (READ HERE)
a new inferno premiered at sxsw 2026 in the documentary shorts competition.
DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY
Nita Blum-Reddick and Jonathan Pickett
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Sam Osborn
Alejandra Vasquez
Jesse Ray Sheps
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Ryan Dent
EDITED BY
Jonathan Pickett
COMPOSER
Jack Gillette
PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER
Daniel Reddick
GRIPS
Stephane Strande
Brian Osback
SOUND DESIGN & MIX
Hansdale Hsu
COLOR
Keyhan Bayegan
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Camden Smith
TITLES
Jason Cryer
ADVISORS
Dr. Charles Finch, Medical Director at the Phoenix Fire Dept.
Maki Lloyd, Deputy Chief at the Phoenix Fire Dept.