The new documentary Summer in the Forest, which opens in theaters across the United States on April 6, follows several residents of L'Arche—an international federation of homes, programs, and support for people living with developmental disabilities. Founded in 1964 by the Canadian philosopher/theologian Jean Vanier, L'Arche is built on the basic model of a small group of adults, some with disabilities and some without disabilities, living together in homes and apartments, sharing and building life together built on love and sacred friendship. There are now more than 150 L'Arche communities in 37 countries worldwide.

Cath is joined by Randall Wright, the director of Summer in the Forest, for a wide-ranging conversation about the film and the profound, enduring effects it had on the filmmakers and the men and women of the L'Arche communities in Trosly, France and in Bethlemen, Palestine who are featured in the film—an extraordinary tour de force of intimate storytelling and powerfully eloquent exploration about friendship and the gift, ministry, and practice of presence.