Cielo

Feb 27 2018 N/A 1h 18m
Documentary

The first feature from Alison McAlpine is a dialogue with the heavens—in this case, the heavens above the Andes and the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, where she alights on the desert- and mountain-dwelling astronomers, fishermen, miners, and cowboys who live their lives with reverence and awe for the skies.

Plot

Cielo is a cinematic reverie on the crazy beauty of the night sky, as experienced in the Atacama Desert, Chile, one of the best places on our planet to explore and contemplate its splendor. Director Alison McAlpine's sublime nonfiction film drifts between science and spirituality, the arid land, desert shores and lush galaxies, expanding the limits of our earthling imaginations. Planet Hunters in the Atacama's astronomical observatories and the desert dwellers who work the land and sea share their evocative visions of the stars and planets, their mythic stories and existential queries with remarkable openness and a contagious sense of wonder. A love poem for the night sky, Cielo transports us to a space, quiet and calm, within which we can ponder the infinite and unknown.

Written by

Alison McAlpine

Directed by

Alison McAlpine

Cast

Raúl Adriazola, Casiano Ardiles, Cipriano Castillo

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada, Chile

Production Companies

Second Sight Pictures, Errante Producciones, Argus Films

Awards

6 wins & 8 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
164
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA