Artificial Paradises
35mm / DCP / HD - 2012 - Brazil - 96 min - Color - Drama
Artificial Paradises
Original title: Paraisos Artificiais
A film by Marcos Prado
Artificial Paradises tells the love story of Nando and Erika, two young people in their early 20s, who meet and miss one another over the years. Having as background the universe of mega raves and electronic music festivals, the film portrays the maturation of its protagonists from their experiences with family and friends.
Set in the 2000s, the film is narrated in three acts: the first takes place in Amsterdam, where Nando travels with his friend Patrick, and where he meets Erika, an international DJ; the second takes place a few years earlier, at a rave by the sea, where Erika go on a trip with her friend Lara, and where Nando is also attending with Patrick; the third takes place years after the first act, in Rio de Janeiro, Nando's hometown, where he faces family problems, mainly with his younger brother, Lipe, and where, eventually, he finds Erika.
Original language: Portuguese
Produced by: GLOBO FILMES and ZAZEN PRODUCOES
Festivals:
Cologne Conference, Germany 2012 / Brazil Film Festival, Canada 2012 / 10º Festival Internacional de Bangkok, Thailand, 2012 / Plus Camerimage, Poland, 2012 / Festival du Film Brésilien de Montreal, Canada, 2012 / Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, Cuba, 2012 / The Prague International Film Festival FEBIOFEST 2013 / FESTROIA, Portugal 2013 / Galway Film festival 2013 / Mostra de Cinema Brasileiro na Rússia 2013
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Marcos Prado
Marcos Prado is a founding partner of Zazen Productions. Director of winners Estamira and Artificial Paradises, he produced the features Elite Squad I and II, BUS 174, Garapa and the Charcoal people of Brazil.
Marcos began his career as a photo documentarian and has received several national and international awards for photography, including the prestigious World Press Photo Contest, the Focus on Your World, UN, and the Hasselblad Master. Author of 2 photography books, he displays photos in the permanent archives of the Modern Art Museum of Rio de Janeiro (MAM), Assis Chateaubriand Art Museum in Sao Paulo (MASP) and Modern Art Museum in Sao Paulo (MAM).
