Overview

• The ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles have destroyed or damaged over 12,000 buildings and claimed at least 27 lives, with several people still missing.
• Weather forecasts suggest a potential resurgence of the fires, raising concerns after initial containment efforts seemed successful.
• Maria Schrader, a filmmaker with deep connections to Los Angeles, expressed her distress over the devastation and the limited ways to support affected friends and colleagues.
• Schrader, who worked with many Los Angeles residents during the production of her film 'She Said,' has been in touch with those impacted, offering emotional support and a place of refuge in Berlin.
• The fires have reignited fears for the safety of residents in the city, which is home to Hollywood and a significant portion of the global film industry.