{"id":19603,"date":"2023-05-03T10:38:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/anchor-developing-doc-based-david-kushners-paradise-lost-article\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T10:41:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:41:16","slug":"anchor-developing-doc-based-on-david-kushners-paradise-lost-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/anchor-developing-doc-based-on-david-kushners-paradise-lost-article\/","title":{"rendered":"Doc Based on David Kushner\u2019s \u201cParadise Lost\u201d Article in Development"},"content":{"rendered":"
Anchor Entertainment and Vanity Fair Studios have partnered to develop a documentary based on David Kushner\u2019s \u201cParadise Lost\u201d Vanity Fair<\/em> feature article.<\/p>\n Kushner\u2019s article tells the story of a five-acre patch of Fiji coastline. Two Australian surfer brothers and a local thought they\u2019d found their own slice of paradise, until a deep-pocketed Chinese developer began digging up the offshore reef and a Silicon Valley-backed scientist swearing he could build the perfect surf break got involved.<\/p>\n Executive producers for the documentary are Anchor Entertainment\u2019s Ethan Goldman and Dan Baglio; Vanity Fair Studios\u2019 Agnes Chu, Helen Estabrook, Sarah Amos and Lexy Altman; and Kushner.<\/p>\n \u201cOn its surface, this is a thrilling David vs. Goliath tale centered on a five-acre patch of coastline in Fiji,\u201d said Estabrook, global head of film and television for Cond\u00e9 Nast Entertainment. \u201cThanks to David Kushner’s cinematic storytelling, we\u2019re introduced to those whose livelihoods depend on that slice of shoreline, and suddenly the stakes become much higher. It\u2019s a classic Vanity Fair examination of power and what\u2019s possible when people have the courage to challenge it.\u201d<\/p>\n Goldman, founder and CEO of Anchor Entertainment, added, \u201cKushner\u2019s investigative reporting presents a pressing urgency as it pertains to the complicated nature of global tourism. With this complex story, we aim to present a multi-layered eco-thriller, all set within the visually stunning backdrop of Fiji\u2019s pristine yet fragile natural beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Anchor Entertainment and Vanity Fair Studios have partnered to develop a documentary based on David Kushner\u2019s \u201cParadise Lost\u201d Vanity Fair feature article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":19604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[6079,1313,7426,6891,7427,7428,7429,7430],"class_list":["post-19603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-anchor-entertainment","tag-conde-nast-entertainment","tag-david-kushner","tag-ethan-goldman","tag-helen-estabrook","tag-paradise-lost","tag-vanity-fair","tag-vanity-fair-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n