Paradisis x Champagne Valentine / Chriss Taylor

An Otherworldly Homage to Cleopatra's Suicide by Snake Bite, Paradisis is a trippy moving portrait commissioned by Nowness.com. It imagines the legendary queen's ascension to the afterworld through a mystical pyramid portal, taking inspiration from the myth around her purported suicide by asp snake bite.

Directed by Champagne Valentine & Chris Taylor

Story by Anita Fontaine & Chris Taylor

Designer Janneke Verhoeven
Styling Bonne Reijn
DOP Sanne Van Hecke
Production Design Barnaby Monk / Herbert Luciole
Additional Camera Barnaby Monk / Herbert Luciole
Editing Chris Taylor

Sound Design Chris Taylor

Makeup Sunanda Chandry Koning

Model Marte Van Haaster @ Paparazzi Models

Filmed on location at Hotel De Toren, Amsterdam