
Sanctuary
2017


15 votes
In the dazzling incandescence of an unknown desert, three donkeys discover an abandoned astronomical observatory and the universe. A sensorial, cinematic exploration of what a story can be.
Director
Alison McAlpineWriter
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“Palomo”, “Ruperto” and “Palaye” are three donkeys that lead us on a trip to an automated Chilean observatory. Along the way we meet some of their fellow inhabitants of this wilderness including a fox and a beautifully elegant condor riding the thermals. As night falls, the array of telescopes open to the beauty of the pristine night sky (and we see a little of their internal workings) before the sun arrives again and our three amigos begin their descent back from whence they came. It’s quite a therapeutic watch this as very little actually happens and there’s no dialogue - no, not even any br…
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