Private Project

A Tunnel at the End of the Light

In a city plunged into permanent darkness, four actresses rehearse a play. As performance and reality blur, a mysterious presence emerges from the void, transforming their rehearsal into a ritual that unearths hidden revelations in the eternal night.

  • Lucca Girardi
    Director
  • Lucca Girardi
    Writer
  • Carolina Ferreira
    Producer
  • Bruno Brioschi
    Photographer
  • Carolina Ferreira
    Key Cast
  • Caroline Calsone
    Key Cast
  • Dama Valentin
    Key Cast
  • Flora Batalha
    Key Cast
  • Lucca Girardi
    Editor
  • Daniela Guerra
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Um Túnel no Fim da Luz
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Fantasy, Avant-Garde
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 22, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 1º Lumen - Festival de Cinema Independente do Rio de Janeiro
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    November 8, 2025
    National Premiere
Director Biography - Lucca Girardi

Lucca Girardi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Studies from Centro Universitário SENAC. His short film A Luz Incidiu Sobre Nós Como a Pálida Noite, produced as his final thesis project, was selected for the contemporary short film program at the 16th Ouro Preto Film Festival and was nominated for Best Student Cinematography at the ABC Awards 2020.

In 2025, he releases his first feature film, Um Túnel no Fim da Luz, selected for the 1st edition of LUMEN – Rio de Janeiro International Independent Film Festival.

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Director Statement

Um Túnel no Fim da Luz (A Tunnel at the End of the Light) is conceived not as a traditional narrative, but as a somatic descent into the Void. It serves as an exercise in sensory experimentation, exploring a reality where the boundaries between the physical city and the psychological space have dissolved into permanent darkness.

A Note on Style & Technique: The film deliberately rejects the comforting illusion of naturalism. Drawing inspiration from the concept of 'models' in cinema, the performances are stylized and stripped of psychological affect, while the sound design employs a distinct acoustic dissonance. The dialogue is mixed to feel dislocated from the environment—dry, intimate, and hyper-real—creating a sense of acousmatic alienation.

This separation between voice and body, between light and dark, serves a specific ontological purpose: to suggest that the characters are no longer inhabitants of a city, but lingering echoes in a hollow world. The film refuses narrative catharsis, opting instead to confront the audience with the aesthetics of the abject and the inevitable collapse of meaning.