Sideral

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.

Director 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).