Thiago Rocha Pitta makes work that reflects on man’s relation to nature and time through archetypal or mythologic characters. The Secret Sharer begins with a dizzying camera at sea, recording the faraway landscape and a city skyline. As the film becomes darker and darker, a metallic object appears floating in the ocean and coming closer to the viewer. Resembling a small boat upside down, the shape reflects the light of the sun as the film becomes completely black. The film takes the title of Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Sharer (1910), a short novel that follows the Captain of a British ship as he becomes aware of his power and command.