Tikimentary: In Search of the Lost Paradise

“A road movie in search of the ultimate tiki experience.”

Tikimentary - In Search of The Lost Paradise is a road-movie in search of the ultimate Tiki experience. Take a trip through San Diego's Tiki Oasis, The Hukilau, in Fort Lauderdale and the Luau By The Lake, in fabulous Lake George. Visit some of the best Tiki home bars of the US, and meet their owners. Discover the secret connection between Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room and burlesque queen Mimi Le Meaux. An intimate portrait of this new exotic urban tribe: the so-called "tikiphiles". They drink tropical drinks, dress in vintage clothes, listen to Exotica music, but most of all are a big and colorful family.

Directed by Duda Leite