4 NOMINATIONS AT THE 2022 PEDRO SIENNA AWARDS
- Best Editing: Roberto Salinas
- Best Original Music: Santiago Jara
- Best Director: Katherina Harder
- Best Short Film: Elliot Morfi, Katherina Harder
Synopsis
In the middle of the Atacama Desert, Antay (12) watches his village disappear in the face of drought and abandonment. Together with his friends, he will try to hold on to the last rays of sunlight, the fragments of his childhood and the bonds of those who still resist.
Credits
TITLE (Spanish): Estrellas del desierto
TITLE (English): Desert Lights
DIRECTOR: Katherina Harder Sacre
YEAR: 2022
RUNNING TIME: 17 minutes
SCREENING FORMAT: DCP / DIGITAL
GENRE: Drama
SCREENPLAY: Rubens Juárez
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Diego Lazo
CAMERA ASSISTANT & FOCUS PULLER: Idris Broquet
ART DIRECTION: Nicolás Oyarce
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Selva González, Elliot Morfi, Katherina Harder
LINE PRODUCER: Francisca Urrutia
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Rosario Espinosa
SOUND RECORDIST: Andrea López
EDITING: Roberto Salinas
SOUND POST-PRODUCTION: Romina Núñez
CAST: Bastián Bravo , Luciano González, Josefa Aguilar, Catalina Saavedra and Lucas Marchant
MUSIC / COMPOSER: Santiago Jara
A PRODUCTION BY: Volcánica Films ltda and Maltrato Films
AWARDS
- Best Short Film, 2022 Pedro Sienna Awards
- Best International Short Film – New York Latino Film Festival (USA)
- Best Short Film, National Talent – SANFIC (Chile)
- Best International Short Film – Ensenada Film Festival – FICE (Argentina)
- Best Short Film – Festival Internacional Cine de América, FICAH (Mexico)
- Best International Short Film – International Environmental Film Festival of Serra da Estrela – Seia- CineEco (Portugal)
- Best Latin American Short Film – Latin American Short Film Festival “Imágenes Sociales”, La Rioja (Argentina)
- Short of the Year – Winter season – Promofest (Spain)
- Best Short Film for Children – DYTIATKO International Children’s Media Festival (Ukraine)
- Special Jury Mention & Best Editing – Visioni Corti (Italy)
