Cielo is a Chilean-Canadian documentary film, directed by Alison McAlpine and released in 2017.[1] Filmed in the Atacama Desert in Chile, the film centres on the extraordinary beauty of the sky in the region, and its impact on the local population.[2]
The film premiered at the New York Film Festival in October 2017,[1] and went into commercial release in 2018.[3]
Awards
The film received four Prix Iris nominations at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019, for Best Documentary Film, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Benjamin Echazarreta), Best Sound in a Documentary (McAlpine, Andrés Carrasco, Miguel Hormazábal, Mauricio López, Rodrigo Salvatierra, Carlo Sanchez Farías and Claudio Vargas) and Most Successful Film Outside Quebec.[4]
References
- ^ a b Kate Erbland, "‘Cielo’ Trailer: Awe-Inspiring NYFF Documentary Premiere Reaches for the Heavens — Watch". IndieWire, September 21, 2017.
- ^ Kevin Crust, "Review: The sky above Chile comes alive in experimental documentary ‘Cielo’". Los Angeles Times, August 23, 2018.
- ^ Ben Kenigsberg, "Review: Looking to the Stars, ‘Cielo’ Can’t Quite Form a Constellation". The New York Times, August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, April 11, 2019.
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