{"id":9,"date":"2025-02-07T02:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T02:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaosmountain.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-02-07T21:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:47:19","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chaosmountain.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Step into the extraordinary world of Gideon Hay in <em>Chaos Mountain<\/em>, a captivating documentary about art, passion, and perseverance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Southport, England, and raised on the West coast of Canada, Gideon Hay grew up surrounded by creativity as the son of renowned fashion photographer Gordon Hay. 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