Desert Lights
Chile / Fiction / 18’ / HD / Color / 2022
In the middle of Atacama desert, Antay (12) sees his town disappearing due to the drought. Alongside his friends and their football team, they will try to hang on to the last sunrays, their childhood fragments and the ties with those who still resist.
Director: Katherina Harder
Script: Rubens Juarez
Director of Photography: Diego Lazo
Producer: Katherina Harder
Editing: Roberto Salinas
Musician: Santiago Jara
Sound: Andrea Lopez
Cast: Bastián Bravo, Luciano González, Josefa Aguilar, Catalina Saavedra, Lucas Marchant
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Katherina Harder, Film and TV director, graduated from the University of Chile and has a master’s degree in Film Directing at Bande à Part school in Barcelona. Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Iquique International Film Festival – FICIQQ, which has more than 12 years of existence.
Filmography
2022 - Desert Lights (Short Film)
2020 - Escames (Short Film)
2011 - Memorias del Viento (Short Documentary)
Festivals Attended
Fest - New Directors / New Films Festival (Portugal)
Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival (India)
International Rural Film Festival Pechka (Russia)
Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (United States)
Festival Internazionale Del Cinema Di Salerno (Italy)
Festival Internacional De Cine De Santa Cruz Bolivia - Fenavid (Bolivia)
Micmx - Muestra Itinerante De Cine Mx (Mexico)
Tenemos Que Ver - Festival Internacional De Cine Y Derechos Humanos (Uruguay)
Winter Film Awards International Film Festival (United States)
Awards
Best Short Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor - Curta Taquary - Festival Nacional De Curta Metragem (Brazil)
Best Short Film - 60 Seconds or Less Video Festival (United States)
Best Short Film, Audience Award & Special Jury Award - Festival De Cine Chileno (Fecich) (Chile)
Best International Short Film - Bajío International Film Festival (Mexico)
Special Jury Mention & Best Editing - Visioni Corte (Italy)