Asheville based filmmaker Garret Martin spent 9 months of 2023 filming at Mountain Gardens. The result a feature documentary, PARADISE, follows an iconic mountain man, Joe Hollis, who has lived off the grid for fifty years at the foot of the highest mountains in the East. Creating what he calls a "paradise garden", his land boasts over a thousand different species including many that can't be found anywhere else in the country. As health problems arise, Joe struggles to ensure his land and legacy survive into the future. PARADISE premiers on major streaming platforms on January 14th, 2025.
