Cielo (film)
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Alison McAlpine |
| Written by | Alison McAlpine |
| Produced by | Alison McAlpine Carmen Garcia Paola Castillo[1] |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Echazarreta |
| Edited by | Andrea Chignoli |
| Music by | Philippe Lauzier |
Production companies | Second Sight Pictures Argus Films Errante Producciones |
| Distributed by | Seafar North |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | Spanish English French |
Cielo is a Canadian-Chilean documentary film, directed by Alison McAlpine and released in 2017.[2] 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.[3]
The film premiered at the New York Film Festival in October 2017,[2] and was released in its final version in 2018. [4] It has been presented in over 400 international film festivals and cinemas,[5] as well as winning several awards.[6],[7],[8] Named as "One of the 10 best documentaries of 2018" by Esquire[9] and one of the "best films of 2018… that you didn't see" by The Guardian,[10] Cielo has also been critically acclaimed by publications such as Variety,[11] The Village Voice,[12] The Globe and Mail,[13] Le Devoir[14] and Indie Outlook.[15]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Category | Nominated person | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hot Docs | Best Documentary (Canadian Spectrum) | Alison McAlpine | Nominated | [16] |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Best Documentary | Alison McAlpine | Nominated | [6] | |
| Byron Bay International Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Benjamín Echazarreta | Won | ||
| Best Documentary | Alison McAlpine | Nominated | |||
| Best Film | Alison McAlpine | Nominated | |||
| Salem Film Fest | Award for Cinematography | Benjamín Echazarreta | Won | ||
| Banff Mountain Film Competition | Award for Creative Excellence | Paola Castillo, Alison McAlpine, Carmen Garcia, Sean Farnel | Won | ||
| Santiago International Film Festival | Kinêma Award | Alison McAlpine | Won | ||
| 2019 | Trento Film Festival | Audience Award | Alison McAlpine | Won | |
| Bilbao Mendi Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Alison McAlpine | Won | ||
| Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma | Most Successful Film Outside Quebec | Alison McAlpine, Carmen Garcia. | Nominated | [17] | |
| Best Cinematography in a Documentary | Benjamín Echazarreta | Nominated | |||
| Best Documentary Film | Alison McAlpine, Carmen Garcia. | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound in a Documentary | Alison McAlpine, Rodrigo Salvatierra, Carlo Sanchez, Miguel Hormazábal, Claudio Vargas, Mauricio López, Andrés Carrasco | Nominated | |||
| Ulju Mountain Film Festival | Grand Prize | Alison McAlpine | Nominated | [6] |
References
- ^ "CIELO". Film Forum. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cielo at IMDb
- ^ "Alison McAlpine". DC/DOX. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ a b c "Cielo (2017) - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Astronomy Doc Wins AC Magazine Award at Salem Film Fest 2018". The American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Documental "Cielo" gana premio Kinema 2018". www.cultura.gob.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Schager, Nick (December 19, 2018). "The Best Documentaries of 2018". Esquire. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
- ^ Charles Bramesco, Jordan Hoffman, Jake Nevins, Pamela Hutchinson, Zach Vasquez, Benjamin Lee, Peter Bradshaw, Catherine Shoard, Steve Rose, Hubert Adjei-Kontoh, Andrew Pulver and Amy Nicholson (December 27, 2018). "The best films of 2018 … that you didn't see". The Guardian. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Schager, Nick (August 9, 2018). "Film Review: 'Cielo'". [[Variety (magazine)|]]. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
- ^ Hoffman, Jordan (August 15, 2018). "The Eye-Popping "Cielo" Invites You to a Party in the Sky". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ Wheeler, Brad (August 8, 2018). "Review: Cielo offers a serene, existential escape to the Atacama Desert". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
- ^ Lavoie, André (August 11, 2018). "Cielo". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved January 15, 2026.
- ^ Fagerholm, Matt. "Dazzling "Cielo" Provides Dose of Spiritual Awareness". Indie Outlook. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ "Cielo". Hot Docs. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, April 11, 2019.