Private Project

The Great Attractor

"The Great Attractor" is a film that derives from the myth of Icarus to explore the relationship between humans, their planet, its star, and their inherent destruction.
Divided in three movements, the film brings together moving images that span from the 19th to the 21st century, secretly speaking about the relationship of cinema with light and the movement of human and celestial bodies.

  • Rita Figueiredo
    Director
    Logro, Silêncio de dois sons, Clap your hands
  • Rita Figueiredo
    Writer
  • Rita Figueiredo
    Producer
  • Gonçalo Robalo
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 25, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    100 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    archival footage
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Indielisboa International Film Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    April 28, 2018
    World Premiere
    National Short film competition
Director Biography - Rita Figueiredo

(1977, Lisbon, Portugal). Studied Fine Arts and Cinema in London and New York. Currently works as a filmmaker and editor. Her short films have been selected to international film festivals such as IFFR-International Film Festival Rotterdam, FestCurtas BH, Uppsala Int. Short Film Festival and many others.

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