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Chatham Community Library to Host Virtual Film Screening: Fool’s Paradise (lost?)
WHEN: Thursday, June 11 through Thursday, June 18, 2026
WHERE: Online (Virtual Screening)
MORE DETAILS: Fool's Paradise (lost?) is a love letter to one’s own inner wild, and the outer wild. The film delves into healing oneself through reconnection to the natural world.
Filmmaker Alexandra Lexton acquired an organic apple farm late in life and found herself searching for “...stories of others who’d reconnected with nature in different ways, then brought their experiences in some meaningful way into the world.”
This feature documentary, elicits wisdom from 10 such interviewees, including a globetrotting photographer, a journalist, a Navajo scholar, an ecotherapist, Marin’s famed “planetwalker” Dr. John Francis, and experts in mindfulness and climate change. They explore how one person can indeed make a difference amidst escalating planetary crises, and how reversing the trend that replaces knowledge of nature with cellphone-focused insularity can help heal addiction, grief, depression, and other human ails. Alongside this exploration, the film delves into the reality of healing what is left of planet Earth.
Film Highlights and Awards:
World Premiere, Mill Valley Film Festival
Honorable Mention, Santa Fe Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival
illumiNATURE Award, Illuminate Film Festival
Best Special Focus Documentary, LA Femme Film Festival
Laara Award for Most Inspirational Film
Best (Long) Documentary, Borrego Springs Film Festival
Access to the virtual screening will be available beginning Thursday, June 11, at the following URL:
https://vimeopro.com/bullfrogfilms/chathamlibraries-foolsparadiselost.
A password is required at the time of viewing. Individuals may contact social.library@chathamlibraries.org to request the password or for additional information.
For additional information about this program or other library events, residents may visit www.chathamlibraries.org or call the library at (919) 545-8084.