Cielo is a Canadian-Chilean documentary film, directed by Alison McAlpine and released in 2017. Filmed in the Atacama Desert in Chile, Cielo investigates the many ways we are connected to the stars, planets and everything that extends beyond. In this desert famous for stargazing, we encounter disparate Chileans who live in this area and astronomers who operate giant telescopes, each of whom offers a unique perspective on our relationship to the night sky.The film premiered at the New York Film Festival in October 2017 and was released in its final version, and commercially, in 2018. Cielo has been presented at well over 300 international festivals and cinemas including Karlovy Vary IFF in Official Competition; Hot Docs in Official Competition; Film Forum, New York City; TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto; Ahrya Fine Arts by Laemle, LA; Filmhouse Edinburgh; and Cinema du Parc Montreal.