Film Screening: Nostalgia for the Light
Friday, November 13, 2026
Wolfensohn Hall | 5:00 p.m.
Run time: 90 minutes

Patricio Guzmán's Nostalgia for the Light (2010) is a story of memory, history, and eternity. 

Chile's remote Atacama Desert, ten thousand feet above sea level, provides stunningly clear views of the heavens while holding secrets from the past in human remains, from pre-Columbian mummies to the bones of political prisoners "disappeared" during the Pinochet dictatorship. In this otherworldly place, archaeologists dig for ancient civilizations, women search for their loved ones, and astronomers scan the skies for new galaxies. 

The film was an official selection of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. It won the 2011 International Documentary Association Award for Best Feature. 

Maria Loh, Professor in the School of Historical Studies; Matias Zaldarriaga, Richard Black Professor in the  School of Natural Sciences; and Eduardo Cadava, Philip Mayhew Professor of English and co-Director of the Program in Media and Modernity at Princeton University, will be in conversation following the screening. 

Assistive listening devices will be available on site. Please see a member of the staff, should you wish to use one. The film will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles.

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