Searchlight Pictures is acquiring a deal to turn National Geographic’s documentary “Fire of Love” into a narrative feature film.
The doc premiered at 2022 Sundance, won a Jury Prize and is nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary.
According to Deadline, Searchlight Pictures will finance and distribute, and Jamie Patricof’s Hunting Lane will develop and produce. “Fire of Love” director/producer Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris are attached to produce, and producer Ina Fichman will be exec producer, alongside Josh Braun and Ben Braun from Submarine Deluxe, and Greg Boustead and Jessica Harrop from Sandbox Films.
From National Geographic Documentary Films comes the extraordinary love story of intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died just as explosively as they lived — capturing the most spectacular imagery ever recorded of their greatest passion: volcanoes. The couple died together in a volcanic eruption in 1991.
“Fire of Love” is directed by Sara Dosa (The Seer and the Unseen) and produced by Shane Boris and Ina Fichman and Executive Produced by Greg Boustead and Jessica Harrop.
The documentary is available to stream now on Hulu in the US and on Disney+ in many countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.
Source: Deadline