Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

International Shorts

Sideral

Brazil
2021 — 15' / Black & White

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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.

Directors' Biography

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, Subcutâneo, I still bleed inside (World premieres in Clermont-Ferrand 2016 and 2018), and Atlantic (World premiere in Visions du Réel 2015).

Directors

Carlos Segundo

Producers

Damien Megherbi

Justin Pechberty

Mariana Hardi

Pedro Fiuza

Cinematographers

Carlos Segundo

Julio Schwantz

Editors

Carlos Segundo

Jérôme Bréau

Sound

Antoine Bertucci

Contact

Les Valseurs
Damien Megherbi
[email protected]