Sundance in pix: Francisca Alegría in good company

Check out Chilean Sundance award winning Francisca Alegría, seventh from left in back row, posing with fellow Sundance short victors along with short film judges, festival bigwigs and Hollywood stars. Shorts Awards and Party Sundance Film Festival Director John Cooper, first from left in front row, joins programmers, Short Film jurors and award winners for a group photo at the Shorts Awards ceremony of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

Alegría's "And The Whole Sky Fit In The Dead Cow's Eye" won the Short Film Jury Award-International Competition. Directed and written by the Chilean, "Y todo el cielo cupo en el ojo de la vaca muerta” tells the story of Emeteria, whose patrón’s soul is visiting her from beyond. She believes Teodoro wants to take her to the afterlife but the ghost may have a different reason–to deliver news that may be devastating to the living. © 2017 Sundance Institute. Photo: Jemal Countess. Also check out photo below of Alegría and fellow short films winners.