Fools' Paradise (lost?) – Washington Premiere
February 7, 2026
February 6, 2026 | 7:00pm | SIFF Film Center
February 7, 2026 | 7:00pm | SIFF Film Center - Presented by Whitman College
Fools’ Paradise (lost?) is a love letter to our wild—our own inner wild, and the outer wild. It’s about how we heal ourselves through reconnection to the natural world, and the symbiotic necessity to heal what is left of our planet.
Screening begins with a brief, grounding meditation and ends with a director Q&A with Alexandra Lexton
SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.
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Friday, February 6, 2026
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"Fools' Paradise (lost?) is a love letter to our wild. Our own inner wild, and the outer wild. How do we heal ourselves through reconnection to the natural world? A filmmaker who late in life acquired an organic apple farm, Alexandra Lexton 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.' The feature documentary, Fools' Paradise (lost?) 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, we delve into the reality that we must heal what is left of our planet." — Dennis Harvey, Mill Valley Film Festival
- Director: Alexandra Lexton
- Country: USA
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 99 min.
- Language: English, Swahili
- Has Subtitles: Yes