NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT, Patricio Guzmán
Chile, France, Spain, Germany, 2010, 90'

Cinematography: Katell Djian
Editing: Patricio Guzmán
Original music: Miranda & Tobar
Producer: Renate Sachse
Production: Atacama Productions, Blinker Filmproduktion, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Cronomedia

In Chile, at three thousand meters altitude, astronomers from all over the world gather together in the Atacama Desert to observe the stars. The desert sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. It is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of the mummies, explorers and miners. But also the remains of the dictatorship’s political prisoners. Whilst the astronomers examine the most distant galaxies in search of probable extraterrestrial life, at the foot of the observatories, women are digging through the desert soil in search of their disappeared relatives…

Festivals/awards

Feastival de Cannes, World Premiere
Prix ARTE, 2010 European Film Academy Awards, Winner Best Documentary
Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 2010 Winner Best Documentary
Toronto International Film Festival, 2010
Melbourne International Film Festival, 2010
San Francisco International Film Festival, 2011
Miami International Film Festival, 2011
DokuFest, Kosovo, 2011