Dance of the Sun
19', Stereo, 2025
An analysis of film sequences that stage the phenomenon known as the Miracle of the Sun. The alleged miracle happened in Fátima, Portugal, 1917. During this occurrence, the sun was perceived exhibiting a wild dance, and the witnesses claimed it changed colors - golden, blue, red, yellow, silver, green... It can be interpreted as a case of collective hysteria, an inexplicable solar phenomenon, an extraterrestrial event, ...
Director, sound, editing: Miguel Tavares
Image: Miguel Tavares and Ana Almeida
Project assistant: Letícia Costelha
Screenings:
Endless Sun, Film Screenings - Carpintarias de São Lázaro 2025