A documentary film about the 2025 Central Altadena Little League season in the wake of the Eaton fire is being screened for free at Loma Alta Park this weekend. Here’s what you need to know.
Players from the Altadena Little League Reds, featured in a documentary about their 2025 season following the Eaton Fire, jog on the field during pregame warmups before facing the Blueclaws at Robinson Park Recreation Center in Pasadena, Calif.
, Saturday, April 11, 2026. chronicling the 2025 Central Altadena Little League season in the aftermath of the Eaton fire will be screened for free at Loma Alta Park Saturday, May 16. The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. at the park’s Dodgers Dreamfield, 3330 N. Lincoln Ave. Organizers asked attendees to bring a chair or blanket.
Written and directed by Academy Award-winner Eric Simonson, the documentary has been screened at film festivals ahead of the weekend’s showing. Simonson and his wife Sue Cremin, who produced the documentary, filmed for six months starting in March 2025. Despite 90% of families in the league losing their homes or being displaced by the fire, the season went ahead.
“Set under the open sky in Altadena, the event offers an opportunity for families, players, and residents to come together — not only to watch the film, but to reflect on shared loss, resilience, and the enduring spirit of the game,” a news release read.
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