"Sons of the Clouds", a 2012 documentary exploring human rights issues in Western Sahara, was Candescent's second release. Starring Javier Bardem, the film was directed by Alvaro Longoria and produced by Longoria, Hartley and Bardem. It won the 2013 Goya Award for Best Documentary Film. The film screened at the European Parliament in Brussels, and at the United Nations in New York for the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.