Environmental Film Fest: Summer Series

Profiles & Perspectives II: Future Generations

Expired August 30, 2021 3:45 AM
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Available to stream anytime, Thursday, August 26, through Sunday, August 29.


How are younger generations being impacted by the climate crisis and environmental degradation? And who among them will become a voice for change during this critical moment? Our second Profiles and Perspectives Shorts program offers a glimpse at a future that is already here.

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?

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    23 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    D.C. Premiere
  • Director
    Derek Knowles & Emily Thomas