Nostalgia for the Light

In Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search of answers about humanity's origins, while nearby, a group of women sift through the sand searching for body parts of loved ones brutally discarded by Pinochet's regime. The film juxtaposes two seemingly disparate pursuits: the quest for knowledge in the vast expanse of space and the relentless struggle to uncover the past on earth. Through the eyes of Chilean women who lost family members under the dictatorship, astronomers reveal the power of memory as a means of survival and a testament to humanity's resilience.