Sideral Explained

Sideral
Director:Carlos Segundo
Producer:Mariana Hardi, Pedro Fiuza, Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty
Starring:Priscilla Vilela, Ênio Cavalcante, Fernanda Cunha
Editing:Jérôme Bréau, Carlos Segundo
Runtime:15 minutes
Country:Brazil, France

Sideral is a 2021 Brazilian and French short film directed by Carlos Segundo. The fifteen-minute story shot in Black & White is a glimpse into the lives of a Brazilian family impacted by the extraordinary event of rocket launch from a nearby centre. The short has been presented in a number of festivals, including Cannes Film Festival[1] and the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival[2] and won several awards, including the Oscar Qualifying award for Best International Short at the 2022 Palm Springs International Shorts Fest.[3]

Plot

In the coastal city of Natal, north-east of Brazil, the first ever rocket launch of the country is about to happen. As the spacecraft leaves the Earth, the lives of a family living nearby will be drastically impacted.

Reception

Since its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, the film has been selected in various festivals and academies around the world:

YearFestivalsAward/CategoryStatus
2021Cannes Film FestivalPalme d'Or - Best Short Film[4]
Hamptons International Film FestivalGolden Starfish Award for Best Narrative Short[5]
Chicago International Film FestivalGold Hugo Award for Best Live Action Short.[6]
2022Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film FestivalGrand Prix National
Canal+ Award[7]
Palm Springs International Shorts FestSpecial Jury Award for Best International Short[8]
LA Shorts FestBest Drama[9]
HollyShorts Film FestivalBest Director (Carlos Segundo)[10] [11]
Norwich Film FestivalBest International Film[12]

References

  1. Web site: Boyce . Laurence . 2021-07-17 . Cannes review: Sideral (2021) . 2022-11-15 . ubiquarian . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Dalton2021-09-01T15:46:00+01:00 . Ben . Telluride 2021 programme includes ‘King Richard’, ‘Belfast’ world premieres . 2022-10-25 . Screen . en.
  3. Web site: 2022 Palm Springs International ShortFest Announces Festival Winners Palm Springs International Film Festival . 2022-10-25 . www.psfilmfest.org.
  4. Web site: SIDERAL - Festival de Cannes 2023 . 2022-10-25 . www.festival-cannes.com . en.
  5. Web site: 2021-09-15 . Hamptons International Film Festival Announces Full 2021 Slate . 2022-11-08 . Awardsdaily . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2021-10-26 . Winners of the 57th Chicago International Film Festival . 2022-10-25 . Reel Chicago - At the intersection of Chicago Advertising, Entertainment, Media and Production . en-US.
  7. Web site: Clermont-Ferrand announces its awards after a successful on-site edition for 2022 . 2022-11-08 . Cineuropa - the best of european cinema . en.
  8. Web site: Saperstein . Pat . 2022-06-27 . Palm Springs ShortFest Prizes Go to ‘Sierra,’ ‘The Cave,’ ‘The Sentence of Michael Thompson’ . 2022-11-08 . Variety . en-US.
  9. Web site: Nikkhah Azad . Navid . 2022-07-30 . LA Shorts Fest 2022 announces its award winners . 2022-10-24 . www.deed.news . en-US.
  10. Web site: Carey . Matthew . 2022-08-21 . HollyShorts Oscar-Qualifying Film Festival Wraps With Awards Ceremony: Ben Proudfoot, Victor Gabriel Among Big Winners . 2022-10-24 . Deadline . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2022-08-21 . HollyShorts Film Festival Announces Winners of Oscar-Qualifying Film Festival . 2022-11-28 . Awardsdaily . en-US.
  12. https://www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/blog/2022-winners-announced/

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