Sideral
In Natal on the northern coast of Brazil, the country is preparing to launch its first manned rocket into space. A couple lives with their two children near the space center: She is a cleaner and he is a mechanic, but she dreams of other horizons.
- Brazil, France
- 2021, 15 min
- Director: Carlos Segundo
- Director of photography: Carlos Segundo, Julio Schwantz
- Editor: Carlos Segundo, Jérôme Bréau
- Screenplay: Carlos Segundo
- Music: Jérôme Rossi
- Sound: Miguel Sampaio, Antoine bertucci & Vincent Arnardi
- Cast: Priscilla Vilela, Enio Cavalcante, Fernanda Cunha, Matheus Brito, George Holanda, Mateus Cardoso, Robson Medeiros
- Producer: Mariana Hardi, Pedro Fiuza, Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty
- Production: Casa da Praia
Carlos Segundo
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 (2019), his feature debut, and the shorts From Time to Time I Burn (2020) and Sideral (2021), which was shown in official competition at Cannes.