FIRE IN PARADISE Free Screenings Short Films

FIRE IN PARADISE

FREE SCREENING

On the morning of November 8, 2018, a seemingly small fire broke out in Butte County, California. Over the course of a few short hours, the camp fire grew into the country’s deadliest wildfire in over a century, killing 85 people and destroying Paradise.

Followed by Q&A with Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director, Moderator of Meet the Press and Host of MSNBC’s MTP Daily.

Part of MEET THE PRESS SELECTS

Accessibility: CCAP/HI/VI

ZCDC is the award-winning directing duo Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper. They have crafted commercial work for brands like Apple, Facebook and Intel and directed Superbowl spots for Goodby and Chevrolet. Their short film series CALIFORNIA IS A PLACE racked up half a dozen Vimeo Staff Picks and garnered over 10 million views online, screening at festivals around the world, including Sundance and IDFA. Shortly after, Zack and Drea landed on Filmmaker Magazine’s “Top 25 New Filmmakers to Watch List.” Their debut feature documentary T-REX about Olympic gold medalist boxer Claressa Shields premiered at SXSW and went on to win audience and jury awards around the country including San Francisco International Film Festival and Hot Docs. Their latest Netlfix Original series FLINT TOWN opened to critical acclaim.

Kevin Harman
Netflix
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Details

Country: USA

Year: 2019

Directors: Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari

Producer: Gary Kout

Executive Producers: Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari

Directors of Photography: John Baker, Tyler Maddox

Editors: Carter Gunn, Drea Cooper

Music: Matthew Joynt

Running Time (minutes): 40 min

Language: English

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