The Boomland: A Poetic and Sensory Film

“The Boomland” is a film/documentary, recorded during the 2022 and 2023 editions of the Boom Festival, that offers an immersive journey into this global celebration, in a co-production by DROID-I.D. and Boom Festival, directed by Paulo Prazeres, a film by DROID-I.D For a week, Boomland, located on the banks of the Idanha-a-Velha dam, brings together thousands of people from all over the world in a transformative festival, driven by values ​​of freedom, love, joy, celebration of art, music and nature . Boomland is a place of transformation and also of evocation, reflected in this film through interviews and images that convey the deepest feelings of the Boom Festival. For a better experience with this dreamlike vision, we strongly advise the setting of the film without distractions, with good sound, or headphones. Film duration: 38 minutes. Classification: over 12 years old. . FILM CREDITS THE BOOMLAND Samples taken from live talks and performances at Boom Festival 2022/23 In order of appearance Dance Temple Open Ceremony LEX EMPRESS Dream Yourself Awake LEE ZIV Imagining The New Radically PHOEBE TICKELL Conscious Speed Dating LUISA and CARLOTA Decolonising The Self ASHANTI KUNENE Souldrama In Search For Your Gifts MANUELA MACIEL The Anthropocene Bites Back JACK ALLOCCA Holy Shift! Other Ways Of Knowing, Being and Belonging ALNOOR LADHA It Takes a Village, a Community Perspective on Psychedelics ROSALIND WATTS and LEONIE SCHNEIDER Featuring the kind statements of fellow Boomers: ANISE, CAMILLE, CLÁUDIA, MONIQUE, LEX EMPRESS, TIMA, JEREMIAS, BARTOSZ, ESTER, GABRIELA GAIA . Produced by BOOM FESTIVAL TEAM and DROID I.D. Directed by PAULO PRAZERES Produced by MIGUEL MANSO PAULO PRAZERES Original Music by TIAGO INUIT Cinematographer HUGO FOLGADO Script ANDRÉ FRANCO ANTÓNIO FORTE PAULO PRAZERES Editors ANDRÉ FRANCO ANTÓNIO FORTE MARZIA BRAGGION Interviews ANDRÉ FRANCO BÁRBARA ALVES JOANA MARQUES PAULO PRAZERES Camera Operators Boom Festival 2022 HUGO FOLGADO LUIS GRACIANO JOANA MARQUES PAULO PRAZERES Camera Operators Boom Festival 2023 ANDRÉ COSTA BÁRBARA ALVES JOANA MARQUES NELA WOJACZKOVA Aerial Footage LUIS GRACIANO JOANA MARQUES Underwater Footage ANDRÉ FRANCO Field Recording TIAGO INUIT Data Manager, Camera Assistant ANDRÉ FRANCO Motion Graphics DUQUE Colour Grading HUGO FOLGADO Sound Design and Audio Mix TIAGO INUIT . Additional tracks: Beyond Your Intuition MENOG Heart of Trance MENOG Asas de Areia TIAGO INUIT Licenced by Teatro do Mar Insomnio TIAGO INUIT Licenced by Teatro do Mar Megalith an Epic Journey DAVE DIOGO Taiko Drumming from Japan KODO Water Drumming KULA Capoeira CAPOEIRA ANGOLA Acoustic Guitar Live Act KARMAMELEON‬ . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To all Boomers and their amazing vibes. Boom 2022 / 2023 would not be possible without the love and energy of all the workers, volunteers, catering crews, artists, facilitators, therapists, stewards, designers and everyone who helped with the production and the building of this temporary psychedelic city. Thank You! Muito Obrigado! LIVE IN LOVE