Marcio Fein

On a street in Rio de Janeiro, a stranger serendipitously makes eye contact with Sun, a woman intensely contemplating the sea. SUNDRA, an autofiction, delves into the insecurities and ghosts of its protagonists, exploring the infinitude of life through art and the complex, ongoing relationship with emptiness.

Adam, a 45-year-old painter, wrestles with the ghosts of his past, consumed by the weight of traumatic memories that drive him to the brink of suicide. Meanwhile, in a parallel dimension, ksms, a cosmic creature, grapples with the daunting ordeal of its own birth. Despite existing in separate dimension, their shared anguish forms a cosmic connection, drawing them together in the liminal space between life and death. In this intersection of worlds, they discover a glimmer of hope and renewal in each other's presence. Through Adam's artistic expression, he immortalizes ksms in his latest painting, a poignant symbol of rebirth and the enduring cycle of life's complexities. For to be born is to declare death. To be reborn, life.