SCREENING + CONVERSATION

PREVIEW SCREENING EVENT!
WITH DIRECTOR GABE POLSKY AND FILM SUBJECT PATRICK MCCOLLUM

“Gabe Polsky strikes a near-perfect balance between skepticism and wonder in this story of his adventures with an American original in the purest sense. Hilarious and inspiring in equal measure.”
– Ben McGrath, The New Yorker 

“Told through Polsky’s tenderly comic lens, The Man Who Saves The World? is a captivating portrait of the singular Patrick McCollum, an unlikely hero who communicates with plants, unites the world’s Indigenous groups, and survives death itself. McCollum’s story underscores the enduring (and tragic) beauty of being true to oneself till the very end.”
– Bill Keenan, Air Mail 

 
Resurrection, Indigenous prophecies, and adventures around the globe—this is the story of Patrick McCollum. When acclaimed director Gabe Polsky (Red Army, Red Penguins, Butcher’s Crossing) gets swept into the orbit of spiritual journeyman Patrick McCollum, it sparks a globe-spanning, transformative adventure where the absurd and the profound collide. Along the way, they cross paths with legends like Jane Goodall and Chief Phil Lane Jr., as Polsky uncovers a mission that might just be crazy enough to save the planet.

Director: Gabe Polsky (US 2025)

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25 • 7:00

$15 General | $13 Seniors & Youth | $10 CAFILM members