Audely works as a lumberjack in the Guatemalan wilderness. At home, his daughter Carol yearns to enter that same jungle. In a bid to satisfy her curiosity, Audely makes a symbolic gesture that will alter the course of Carol’s future.

Nurturing yet vulnerable, the rainforest is a space of mystery and possibility in Giorgio Giampà’s dreamy, genre-bending short. Depicting a profound bond between humans and nature that transcends time, Astronaut delivers its eco-conscious message through the unexpected lens of magical realism.