Francisca Alegría
Francisca Alegría was born and raised in Chile. She holds an MFA in screenwriting and directing from Columbia University. Alegría’s short film And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow’s Eye premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Short Film Jury Award. Alegría was a fellow at the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriters and Directors Labs.
And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow's Eye
(2016)
Emeteria is visited by a ghost she believes has come to take her to the afterlife. But he has more devastating news. (more)
Emeteria is visited by a ghost she believes has come to take her to the afterlife. But he has more devastating news. (more)
Sobre la mesa (2010)
In the middle of a blackout, the night before his father's funeral, Felipe arrives at his mother's house after a nine-year absence. There he waits with his sister, his aunt and the maid, with a dinner made especially for him. Although Felipe only is coming for a ... (more)
In the middle of a blackout, the night before his father's funeral, Felipe arrives at his mother's house after a nine-year absence. There he waits with his sister, his aunt and the maid, with a dinner made especially for him. Although Felipe only is coming for a ... (more)
The Humming of the Beast (2021)
In a dystopian future, Ramona, a Guatemalan mother who has lived in the United States for years, must escape before being placed in a concentration camp. In order to save her young son, she will have to make the most difficult decision of her life. Ironically, the ... (more)
In a dystopian future, Ramona, a Guatemalan mother who has lived in the United States for years, must escape before being placed in a concentration camp. In order to save her young son, she will have to make the most difficult decision of her life. Ironically, the ... (more)
The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future
(2023)
When thousands of fish die in a polluted river in southern Chile, Magdalena, a woman long-deceased, emerges amongst their lifeless bodies. Magdalena encounters her widowed husband, sending him into a state of shock and prompting the return of their daughter, ... (more)
When thousands of fish die in a polluted river in southern Chile, Magdalena, a woman long-deceased, emerges amongst their lifeless bodies. Magdalena encounters her widowed husband, sending him into a state of shock and prompting the return of their daughter, ... (more)
Alba
The film is an adaptation on the play The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca. The story modernizes the play by setting it on the outskirts of Miami. After the death of her husband, Bernarda Alba puts her daughters under a rigorous, traditional mourning (more)
The film is an adaptation on the play The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca. The story modernizes the play by setting it on the outskirts of Miami. After the death of her husband, Bernarda Alba puts her daughters under a rigorous, traditional mourning (more)