by Scott Allen (Author) "Across a Bridge of Fire takes us into the most difficult circumstances and still finds a way forward, all the while questioning what it means to be human." -Pamela Yates, Sundance Special Jury Prize-winning documentary film director and human rights activist Across a Bridge of Fire is the stunning story of the author's catastrophic childhood injury, teenage restlessness, and ultimate journey to helping the refugees and displaced survivors of the Cambodian genocide in the wake of the Vietnam War. At the age of ten, Scott Allen suffered a life-changing burn that landed him in the hospital for months-and changed his life forever.