Backstage to paradise directed by Marie Tikova.

What did Marie Tikova say about their film?

BACKSTAGE TO PARADISE

Backstage to Paradise is a 20-minute documentary directed by Marie Tikova, born out of the need to raise awareness of the project created by Emma Torres and Enrique Villena, which brings together two worlds that are, at first glance, antagonistic: people with functional diversity and the world of fashion.

THE PROTAGONISTS

Emma Torres is an educational psychologist, model, and mother of a girl with Down syndrome. Enrique Villena is a professional model who is very active in various social causes. Their experiences in the fight against exclusion, for equality, and for the empowerment of people with functional diversity gave rise to an innovative project: Ibiza Inclusion Fashion Day.

A large fashion show where professional models share the catwalk with people with some form of functional diversity. Complete inclusion. A bold move in a world where beauty standards barely reflect social reality.

“Backstage to Paradise” aims to bring the Ibiza Inclusion Fashion Day initiative to the general public, with interviews with the founders and designers as the storyline. It gives viewers an insight into the process of creating and executing the event. It shows the empowerment of people with functional diversity. In this report, we take a look at the beginnings of the project, the reasons behind this venture, the backstage of the fashion show, the accessibility of adapted fashion, and, of course, the final fashion show.

The motivations behind the report “Backstage to Paradise” Ibiza Inclusion Fashion Day are to promote social awareness, empower people with special needs, and normalize their participation in everyday activities. At Pauxa Films, the involvement in this report “Backstage to Paradise” comes from its director, Marie Tikova, a French actress and theater director.