ASTARSA

Physicists at the International Space Research Institute are investigating the possible existence of Astarsa, an enigmatic ghost planet that has unleashed a war within the scientific community following the discovery of a phenomenon known as "object telepathy."

Alex Piperno (1985, Montevideo) is a director, producer and teacher who graduated from the Buenos Aires Cinema University. He directed short films such as “The inviolability of the home is based on the man who appears wielding an ax at the door of his house” (2011, Cannes Critics' Week), as well as the feature film “Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine” ( 2020, Berlinale Forum). He is currently developing his second feature film, titled “Astarsa”. From his production house La Pobladora Cine, he co-produced the feature films “Parabellum” by Lukas Rinner (IFFR, 2015), “Let the lights go away” by Javier Favot (FIDMarseille, 2020), as well as “Périphérique Nord” (Visions du Réel , 2022) and "The Savannah and the Mountain" (Cannes Filmmakers' Fortnight, 2024), both by Paulo Carneiro. In addition, he coordinates film training and discussion spaces at the Uruguayan Film School among other areas, and is part of the board of directors of Asoprod and Dgu.

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