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Co-Directors
Victor Tadashi Suarez, Livia Albeck-Ripka
Producers
Livia Albeck-Ripka, Victor Tadashi Suarez
Editor
Victor Tadashi Suarez
Co-Editor
Victor Tadashi Suarez
Cinematographer
Victor Tadashi Suarez
Sound
Bijan Sharifi
Composer
Roy Werner
In 2025, the town of Altadena, near Los Angeles, was devastated by the Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 10,000 homes and buildings and contaminated those that remained with toxic ash. Shot on 16mm film, STILL STANDING documents the transformation of intimate spaces into an alien, hazardous landscape, following residents as they confront an impossible choice: protect their health or return home.
Victor is a Japanese American and Spanish filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His work often explores the impact of wildfires and environmental crises. He was the cinematographer for HARVEST SEASON (2018), about Latino farmworkers and the 2017 Napa fires, and HURRICANE OF FIRE (2020), part of The New York Times Presents, on the historic Australian bushfires, where he met his wife and co-director, Livia.
Livia Albeck-Ripka is a journalist and filmmaker from Melbourne, Australia. She is based in Los Angeles as a reporter for The New York Times, with work featured on The Daily and The New York Times Presents. She is an alumna of Columbia Journalism School and the Italian creative studio Fabrica.