Sideral
Director: Carlos Segundo
France, Brazil, 2021, 15 min
Shooting Format:Digital
Festival Year:2022
Category:Narrative Short
Genres:Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi
Cast:Priscilla Vilela, Enio Cavalcante, Fernanda Cunha, Matheus Brito
Crew:Writer: Carlos Segundo. Producers: Mariana Hardi, Pedro Fiuza, Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty. Edit: Carlos Segundo, Jérôme Bréau; Director of Photography: Carlos Segundo, Julio Schwantz
Email:distribution@lesvalseurs.com
Synopsis
In Natal, the Northeast of Brazil, the country is preparing to launch its first manned spaceship into space.
A couple lives with their two children near the space center, the husband is a mechanic while the wife is a cleaning lady, who dreams of other horizons.
About the director
Carlos Segundo was born in São Paulo. He holds a doctorate in cinema and a master's degree in psychoanalysis. He is a professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) but also founder of the Brazilian production company O sopro do tempo. His filmography includes Fendas, a feature debut (World premiere in FIDMarseille 2019), and three shorts, Subcutaneo, I still bleed inside (World premieres in Clermont-Ferrand 2016 and 2018), and Atlantic (World premiere in Visions du Reel 2015).