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''Sideral'' is a 2021
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ian and
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directed by Carlos Segundo. The fifteen-minute story shot in
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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
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and the
Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (French: ''Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand'') is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France. History In ...
,
Telluride Film Festival The Telluride Film Festival (TFF) is a film festival held annually in Telluride, Colorado during Labor Day weekend (the first Monday in September). The 49th edition took place on September 2 -6, 2022. History First held on 30 August 1974, th ...
and won several awards, including the Oscar Qualifying award for Best International Short at the 2022 Palm Springs International Shorts Fest.


Plot

In the coastal city of
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, 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: {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !Festivals !Award/Category !Status , - , rowspan="3" , 2021 ,
Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
, Palme d'Or - Best Short Film , , - ,
Hamptons International Film Festival The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) is an international film festival founded in 1992, by Joyce Robinson. The festival has since taken place every year in East Hampton, New York. It is usually an annual five-day event in mid-October a ...
, Golden Starfish Award for Best Narrative Short , , - ,
Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...
, Gold Hugo Award for Best Live Action Short. , , - , rowspan="6" , 2022 , rowspan="2" , Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival , Grand Prix National , , - , Canal+ Award , , - , Palm Springs International Shorts Fest , Special Jury Award for Best International Short , , - ,
LA Shorts Fest The LA Shorts International Film Festival (LA Shorts) founded by Robert Arentz in 1997 is one of the largest international short film festivals in the world with more than 300 films screening annually. In order to qualify for a short film award at ...
, Best Drama , , - ,
HollyShorts Film Festival The HollyShorts Film Festival is an annual Academy Award®-qualifying independent short film festival located in Hollywood, California. History Founded in 2005, the yearly festival programmes feature an eclectic mixture of short films of various g ...
, Best Director (Carlos Segundo) , , - ,
Norwich Film Festival Norwich Film Festival is an annual short film festival founded in 2009 and held in Norwich, England, which showcases films by local, national and international filmmakers, both independent and mainstream. Various films have gone on to win BAFTA ...
, Best International Filmhttps://www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/blog/2022-winners-announced/ , {{won , -


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