Slits

Carlos Segundo / Brazil, France / 2019 / International Premiere / 78 min.

synopsis

Physicist Catarina, dedicated to her work and teaching at university, has come close to a breakthrough discovery in her research on quantum mechanics. She discovered a so far unknown level of sound spectrum, which is to become key in new perspectives of looking at the world. This simple film with a powerful concept is not merely a story of a Brazilian female scientist, but it also offers a commentary about our (in)ability to capture reality. The rather non-traditional topic of the film corresponds with its unusual form: it consists simply of very long, seemingly static images.

“To keep the possible and impossible in life in tension. To build an escape line from this journey. To create a crack in the wall that surrounds us. That is the most important reason to make films for me.” C. Segundo

biography

Brazilian-born Carlos Segundo graduated in filmmaking and psychology and lectures at UFRN (Federal University in Rio Grande do Norte) and also a director of O sopro do tempo, a Brazilian production company. In 2017 he directed Subcutâneo, a short film selected at Leeds and Clermont-Ferrand.

more about film

director:	Carlos Segundo
cast:	Roberta Rangel
producer:	Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty, Daniela Aun, Carlos Segundo, Pedro Fiuza
script:	Carlos Segundo, Michelle Ferret
editing:	Jérôme Bréau, Carlos Segundo
sound:	Gustavo Guedes, Leo Bortolin, Pedro Lima