Ron Howard has been a consistent Hollywood director and, despite the rather tepid Dan Brown adaptations, among other things, he has delivered a few noteworthy works over his 30+ year career ("Apollo 13," "Cinderella Man," "Rush," "A Beautiful Mind,”)
In “Rebuilding Paradise,” Howard gives us a documentary tackling a small California town and its response to a devastating natural disaster. After getting hit by one of the worst wildfires in history, the town of Paradise, California was reduced to ash and rubble. With its residents unsure of the future, there were no homes, schools, hospitals, or even clean water left, the community decides to rise up and try to rebuild what they lost.
Howard has done non-fiction work in the past, most notably “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week” and “Made in America.” “Rebuilding Paradise” will arrive in select theaters on July 31. You can watch the trailer below.