After the loss of her father, twenty-one-year-old Anna must pull herself out of an isolated depression to sustain their annual ice fishing trip in Northern Vermont. Comfortable in her loneliness and determined to honor her father independently, Anna refuses to accept the help of her Uncle Matt, a kind, old man who lives on the lakefront. His eagerness to care for her only drives her further away until she realizes she cannot do everything alone. Accepting his benevolence puts the two on a track to a newfound relationship, finding meaning in death. PARADISE is a film about learning how to navigate an unfamiliar world after suffering great loss.
It is trying to understand how one leans into maneuvering a world completely new and empty, its benefits and its hardships. How do you make peace with a world that feels cold, harsh, and unfamiliar? Where do we find warmth?