Archive of films Cielo / Cielo
Canada / Chile
2017, 78 min
Section:
Documentary Films - Competition
Year: 2018
After every scorching day in the Chilean desert of Atacama night falls cold, and overhead a gateway opens to the enigmatic depths of the universe. Nowhere else does the night sky shine with so many stars; nowhere else does a fixed look upward evoke so many indescribable emotions. This powerful cinematic experience prompts an irresistible urge to lie in the grass and look up at the stars.
Synopsis
After every scorching day in the Chilean desert of Atacama, the most arid place on Earth, night falls cold, and overhead a gateway opens to the enigmatic depths of the universe. Nowhere else does the night sky – so difficult to grasp with a rational eye, therefore so easily overwhelming – shine with so many stars as here; nowhere else does a fixed look upward evoke so many indescribable emotions. Whether listening to astrophysicists talk about the purpose of looking for exoplanets or to simple country folk retelling mythical stories, questions arise concerning how we relate to ourselves and to our place in the world. This powerful cinematic experience prompts an irresistible urge to go outside, lie in the grass, and look up at the stars.
Martin Horyna
About the director

Alison McAlpine (Canada). Filmography: Second Sight (2008, medium-length)
Contacts
SeaFar North
35 Mount Royal Ave., ON M6H 2S2, Toronto
Canada
Tel: +1 416 949 81
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, DCP
European premiere
Section: | Documentary Films - Competition |
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Director: | Alison McAlpine |
Dir. of Photography: | Benjamin Echazarreta |
Music: | Phillippe Lauzier |
Editor: | Andrea Chignoli |
Producer: | Alison McAlpine |
Production: | Second Sight Pictures |
Coproduction: | Errante Producciones |
Sales: | SeaFar North |
www: | http://cielo-thefilm.com/ |
Guests

Sean Farnel
Distributor, PR & Marketing, Producer, Sales Agent

Alison McAlpine
Film Director

Andreas Albrecht
Film Crew

Carmen Garcia
Producer
