
Everyone has a unique and personal relationship to the environment. These intimate shorts profile subjects finding deep connections with animals, waterways, trees, and their own communities.
On November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire forever changed the lives of the residents of Paradise, California. It left 85 people dead, torched hundreds of buildings, and displaced an estimated 30,000 people in one day. Caught in the middle of the state’s worst-ever wildfire are the seniors and teachers of Paradise High, who are now forced to finish their final year of high school in a cramped office building at the nearby town’s airport. Last Days at Paradise High is a microscopic look at the growing national phenomenon of mass tragedy and climate change-fueled dislocation, told in an intimate documentary portrait of the final days of adolescence. It is a classic coming-of-age story that asks, who do we become in the wake of disaster?
- Year2020
- Runtime23 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereD.C. Premiere
- DirectorDerek Knowles & Emily Thomas
Everyone has a unique and personal relationship to the environment. These intimate shorts profile subjects finding deep connections with animals, waterways, trees, and their own communities.
On November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire forever changed the lives of the residents of Paradise, California. It left 85 people dead, torched hundreds of buildings, and displaced an estimated 30,000 people in one day. Caught in the middle of the state’s worst-ever wildfire are the seniors and teachers of Paradise High, who are now forced to finish their final year of high school in a cramped office building at the nearby town’s airport. Last Days at Paradise High is a microscopic look at the growing national phenomenon of mass tragedy and climate change-fueled dislocation, told in an intimate documentary portrait of the final days of adolescence. It is a classic coming-of-age story that asks, who do we become in the wake of disaster?
- Year2020
- Runtime23 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereD.C. Premiere
- DirectorDerek Knowles & Emily Thomas