Desert Lights

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  • 2022

  • Chile

  • 19 mins

  • Spanish

  • Short Film Competition

Katherina Harder
Elliot Morfi, Selva González
Bastián Bravo (Antay), Luciano González (Pedro), Josefa Aguilar (Ayelen), Catalina Saavedra (Antay's mother)

In Chile’s Atacama desert, where climate change continues to leave its mark, twelve-year old Antay and his friends see their town disappearing due to severe drought and the impact of copper mining. Soccer provides the only escape as they try to hang onto their childhood dreams and the ties that bind them.

About the Director

Katherina Harder is a Chilean film and TV director. She is the co-founder and director of the Iquique International Film Festival and ‘La Gran Pantalla Barcelona’. Her short films have been exhibited in important international film festivals like Tribeca, La Habana, FICGuadalajara, Mar del Plata, Camerimage among others. Her short film DESERT LIGHTS has won more than 24 internationals awards and qualified for the Oscar. She is currently developing projects in Chile and Spain and is writing her debut feature film.

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Awards

2022 Almeria International Film Festival (Spain) – RTVE Award Best Iberoamerican Short Film
2022 Bajio International Film Festival (México) – Best International Short Film
2022 DYTIATKO International Children´s Media Festival (Ukraine) – Best Short Film for Children
2022 Ensenada Film Festival – FICE (Argentina) – Best International Short Film
2022 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana (Cuba) – Premio Coral Especial del Jurado
2022 FICAH (Mexico) – Best International Short Film
2022 International Environmental Film Festival of Serra da Estrela Seia- CineEco (Portugal) – Best International Short Film
2022 Latin American Short Film Festival “Social Images” La Rioja (Argentina) – Best Latin American Short Film
2022 LIFFY Latino & Iberian Film Festival at Yale – Best Short Film
2022 New York Latino Film Festival – Best International Short Film
2022 Rengo Internacional Film Festival (Chile) – Best Regional Short Film
2022 SANFIC (Chile) – Mejor Cortometraje Talento Nacional


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