Seven minutes. Two boys. One cosmic love story that'll wreck your whole day.
Based on the legend of love between the sun and the moon, the short film Eclipse tells a captivating love story between Lucas and Saulo, two completely different people, who, through stories, comment on the feelings they have for each other.
Cinematography
Golden-hour lighting that actually earns the metaphor
Writing
Myth reimagined with devastating economy
Acting
Seven minutes, zero wasted glances
Director
Jorge Abreu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The directors met at film school and made this as their thesis — shot in a single afternoon with borrowed equipment.
The sun/moon myth has Indigenous Brazilian and Portuguese variants; the film deliberately refuses to specify, letting both lovers claim the narrative.
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