Cielo is a Canadian-Chilean documentary film, directed by Alison McAlpine and released in 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.
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.<sup>,</sup><sup>,</sup> 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.