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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 29, 1985 (41)
- Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile
- Director, producer and writer
- 2 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Where can I watch Francisca Alegria's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Francisca Alegria's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
7 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page.
The House of the Spirits(2026)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Humming of the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow's Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Sobre la mesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Alba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Nativity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Awards
1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2017–2022.
- Sundance award, nominated · World Cinema - Dramatic
- Sundance award, won · International Fiction
- Sundance award, nominated
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.