House on Fire
Episode 2 - Dignity Village & Kenton Women's Village
Season 1, Episode 2 • Documentary, TV-PG, 13-Mar-2020
Dignity Village and Kenton Women's Village, OR are self-run communities for previously homeless people. Being homeless has given some residents a uniquely profound perspective on material possessions.
Up Next in House on Fire Season 1
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Episode 3 - Woodburn
Woodburn, OR is an agricultural town with a large Latinx population. In this episode, residents choose items that tell their immigrant stories and seemingly banal objects that they can’t live without.
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Episode 4 - The Gorge
Cascade Locks, OR is a scenic town that was narrowly saved from a forest fire in 2017. This episode explores how almost losing everything changes one’s relationship to property and possessions.
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Episode 5 – Bonus Episode - Ask Polly
Heather Havrilesky is a successful author, essayist and humorist best known for her advice column “Ask Polly." In this episode, she tells us why she’d choose to save her childhood teddy bear (and self-described “ally”) if her house was burning down.
