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.

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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