Cielo is a Canadian-Chilean documentary film, directed by Alison McAlpine and released in 2017.Kate Erbland, "‘Cielo’ Trailer: Awe-Inspiring NYFF Documentary Premiere Reaches for the Heavens — Watch". IndieWire, September 21, 2017. Filmed in the Atacama Desert in Chile, the film is about the myths, stories, existential queries and the beauty of the night sky in the region.Kevin Crust, "Review: The sky above Chile comes alive in experimental documentary ‘Cielo’". Los Angeles Times, August 23, 2018.
The film premiered at the New York Film Festival in October 2017, and was released in its final version in 2018. It has been presented in over 400 international film festivals and cinemas, as well as winning several awards.,, Named as "One of the 10 best documentaries of 2018" by Esquire and one of the "best films of 2018… that you didn't see" by The Guardian, Cielo has also been critically acclaimed by publications such as Variety, The Village Voice, The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir and Indie Outlook.
Awards and nominations Year Organization Category Nominated person Result Ref.2018 Hot Docs Best Documentary (Canadian Spectrum) Alison McAlpine Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Best Documentary Alison McAlpine Byron Bay International Film Festival Best Cinematography Benjamín Echazarreta Best Documentary Alison McAlpine Best Film Alison McAlpine Salem Film Fest Award for Cinematography Benjamín Echazarreta Banff Mountain Film Competition Award for Creative Excellence Paola Castillo, Alison McAlpine, Carmen Garcia, Sean Farnel Santiago International Film Festival Kinêma Award Alison McAlpine 2019 Trento Film Festival Audience Award Alison McAlpine Bilbao Mendi Film Festival Best Cinematography Alison McAlpine Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma Most Successful Film Outside Quebec Alison McAlpine, Carmen Garcia. "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, April 11, 2019. Best Cinematography in a Documentary Benjamín Echazarreta Best Documentary Film Alison McAlpine, Carmen Garcia. Best Sound in a Documentary Alison McAlpine, Rodrigo Salvatierra, Carlo Sanchez, Miguel Hormazábal, Claudio Vargas, Mauricio López, Andrés Carrasco Ulju Mountain Film Festival Grand Prize Alison McAlpine
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External links Cielo website