Francisca Alegría

Biography

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.

Directed

1. The House of the Spirits (2026) — Director
2. The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future (2023) — Director
3. And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow's Eye (2016) — Director
4. Alba — Director
5. Sobre la mesa (2010) — Director
6. The Humming of the Beast (2021) — Director
7. Nativity — Director