Film Schedule

• February 18, 2011, 7pm

  Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

• February 19, 2011, 7pm

  Obselidia

• February 20, 2011, 2pm

  Cool It

• February 21, 2011, 7 pm

  Split Estate

• February 22, 2011, 7pm

  Greenhorns and Nourish: Food + Community

• February 23, 2011, 7pm

  Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo

• February 24, 2011, 7pm

  Bag It!

• February 25, 2011, 7pm

  Nostalgia for the Light

• February 26, 2011, 7pm

  Legend of the Pale Male

Nostalgia for the Light

When: February 25, 2011, 7pm

Credits

Director: Patricio Guzman (Spanish with subtitles, 90m, 2010)

Official website

The latest insightful cine-essay from Patricio Guzmán (The Battle of Chile) is a multilayered portrait of Chile's vast Atacama Desert, the driest place on the planet. On one level, the Atacama is a perfect scientific platform for astronomers and archaeologists, as the altitude and absence of humidity are ideal for exploring the firmament, and aridity signifies a chance to recover model archaeological specimens. Guzmán, however, puts forward a disquieting conundrum: near the largest telescopes in the world, the essential human task of looking for dead loved ones—the "disappeared" from the Pinochet era—goes on quietly, unaided and unnoticed.

News & Views

• March 1, 2011

  The 2011 award recipients have been announced, click here to see the winners.

• Short Film Competition

  The Visions of Nature/Voices of Nature Environmental Film Festival at Eckerd College is pleased to announce an environmental film competition. The competition is open to all students. We especially encourage submissions from Eckerd College students and alumni. The winning entries will be screened during the film festival on February 23. Click here for more information.

• March 29, 2010

  The 2010 award recipients have been announced! Click here to see the winners.

• February 5, 2010

  The 2010 films have been announced. Learn more.