The Fire-Starter

Illuminated by childhood trauma, Desi Kemp figures early on that life makes no sense, and all the institutions that govern it are also meaningless. Thus she leans only on her own understanding as she navigates her independence, sexuality, and belief, or lack thereof. The Fire-Starter introduces us to Desi at different stages in her life, until finally, at the precipice of what looks like success, she finds herself with a foot in two worlds, unable to reconcile the ghosts of her past with the demands of her future. It is there where we find, as she finds, that much of who you are is who you always were.