Du bist so wunderbar
Paradise Europe

film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2023 runtime 17'40 colour
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Dolby Digital languages Deutsch, Englisch, Portugiesisch Subtitles Englisch

On the day that thousands of people go out on the streets to protest against unaffordable rents in Berlin, a Brazilian immigrant who has just been kicked out of his apartment struggles to find a new room while his personal life falls apart, as well as the city around him.

director Leandro Goddinho, Paulo Menezes Produktion / Production Paulo Menezes, Leandro Goddinho Drehbuch / Script Paulo Menezes, Leandro Goddinho Schnitt / Editing Carolina Cardoso Bildgestaltung / DOP Álfgerður Malmquist Szenenbild / Production Design Zoe Valentini Tongestaltung / Sound Design Nico Fanari Besetzung / Cast Murillo Basso, Greta Amend, Cleo Spiro, Dilan GeZaza, Marcio Reolon, Blake Kendall
Festivals
2023 Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
2023 interfilm Berlin: Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Germany
2023 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2023 Queer Film Festival München, Germany
2023 Mezipatra Queer Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
2023 Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
2023 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia
Production
  • DFFB
  • Paulo Menezes
  • https://www.instagram.com/paulo__m_/
Distribution
  • DFFB
  • Paulo Menezes
  • https://www.instagram.com/paulo__m_/
Sales
  • DFFB
  • Paulo Menezes
  • https://www.instagram.com/paulo__m_/

Leandro Goddinho

Leandro Goddinho is a Brazilian filmmaker known for his work dedicated to LGBTQ+ issues. His recent short film PARADISE EUROPE premiered at the esteemed Locarno International Film Festival as part of the Pardi di Domani competition. He is also a BERLINALE TALENTS alumni and winner of more than 100 awards.

Filmography
2009 DARLUZ
2010 D.O.R.
2016 Piscina (Pool)
2017 The World is round so that nobody can hide in the corners – Part I: Refuge
2017 The World is round so that nobody can hide in the corners – Part II: The Kiss
2017 Positive Youtubers – A Machinima Documentary
2019 Lolo
2019 Antes que seja tarde
2021 Nicht die brasilianischen Homosexuellen sind pervers, sondern die Situation, in der sie leben
2023 Du bist so wunderbar

Paulo Menezes

Paulo Menezes is a queer Brazilian filmmaker. He studied film production in London and holds an MA Visual Anthropology from the FU Freie Universität in Berlin. Currently he is studying directing at the DFFB film school. His films have been shown at more than 100 festivals.

Filmography
2015 Xampy
2019 Lolo
2021 Pommes Paradies
2021 Nicht die brasilianischen Homosexuellen sind pervers, sondern die Situation, in der sie leben
2023 Du bist so wunderbar