
PARADISE
By DANIEL MOTA
Feature-length documentary — 90 min
World Premiere at IndieLisboa 2025
CAST: ALEXANDRE FERNANDES, ALEXANDRE SANTOS, ANTÓNIO PEREIRA, ANTÓNIO RICCIARDI, CARLA SARAIVA, CARLOS FAUVRELLE, CARLOS MANAÇA, CISCO FERREIRA, DANIEL TENAGLIA, FRANCO FERREIRA, JOÃO DANIEL, JOÃO MELO, JOSÉ MIGUEL SILVA, JOSÉ PEDRO MOURA, LINO POLÓNIO, LUIS GARCIA, LUIS LEITE, LUIS MIGUEL ABREU, MANUEL POTES, MÁRIO ROQUE, MIGUEL ÂNGELO, MIGUEL MARANGAS, NUNO CACHO, PAULO LEITE, PAULO NERY, PAULO PEREIRA, PEDRO VILAS BOAS, RICARDO LOPES, RICARDO MARQUES, RICARDO VILAS BOAS, ROB DI STEFANO, RUI BARROS, RUI DA SILVA, RUI VARGAS, SHEILA LOPES, VÍTOR MACHADO, WLADIMIR GARCIA e YEN SUNG Director: DANIEL MOTA
Producers: JOÃO ERVEDOSA and MARIA GUEDES
Editor: HENRIQUE BRAZÃO
Director of Photography: DANIEL MOTA
Production Assistants: INÊS COUTINHO and MARCO RODRIGUES
Camera Operators: DANIEL MOTA, FRANCESCO CERRUTI, AMADEU SILVA and RENATO LAINHO
Sound Director: DANIEL MOTA
Sound Editing and Mixing: GUILHERME FIGUEIREDO and RICARDO BARRILEIRO
Sound Design: GUILHERME FIGUEIREDO
Color Grading: DANIEL MOTA
Photo Archive: LUÍS DA FONSECA, JOÃO CURITI, LUÍSA FERREIRA, RITA BARROS and PERSONAL ARCHIVES
Video Archive: RTP, SIC, MTV and PERSONAL ARCHIVES
Music: JOÃO ERVEDOSA and MARIA GUEDES
Graphics: JOÃO ERVEDOSA and MARIA GUEDES
Translation and Subtitling: RUI ELIAS
Executive Producers: DANIEL MOTA, JOÃO ERVEDOSA and MARIA GUEDES
Distribution: MADAME FILMES
In the early 1990s, Portugal experienced its own explosion of dance music. Epic-scale raves and a new sound gave rise to what became known as “underground house music from a paradise called Portugal.” Featuring exclusive footage and interviews with DJs, producers, dancers, and promoters, the film traces the origins and evolution of Portuguese rave culture, as well as its lasting impact on electronic music worldwide.

