December 1, 4:30pm, Johnson Center Cinema
Join Latin American Studies and Visiting Filmmakers Series for a Watch Party of the new series on Amazon Prime, The House of Spirits/La casa de los espíritus, based on Isabel Allende's book.
See our event page here.
Our event will open with an introduction from Professor Claudia Cabello (GMU, Women and Gender Studies), followed by a screening of the first episode and a Q&A via Zoom with the award-winning director of the series, Francisca Alegría.
Francisca Alegría is an award-winning filmmaker whose debut feature, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future, had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and is now in select theaters through Kino Lorber. She obtained her degree in Directing from the Universidad Católica de Chile and her MFA in Screenwriting and Film Directing at Columbia University. Her short film, And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow’s Eye, received the award for Best International Fiction Short Film at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, Best Latin American Short Film at Miami Film Festival and was selected at Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and New York Film Festival (source: Talkhouse).
Our event is co-sponsored by Latin American Studies and Visiting Filmmakers Series.
See interviews with Francisca Alegría
- Los Angeles Times En Español, "Francisca Alegría discusses her work as director and screenwriter on The House of the Spirits," YouTube, Apr 28, 2026.
- Michael Pickard, "Spirit guides: The House of the Spirits showrunners discuss Prime Video series" (Francisca Alegría, Fernanda Urrejola, and Andrés Wood), Drama Quarterly, Mar 6, 2026.
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For information, contact
Claudia Cabello ccabello@gmu.edu
or
Cynthia Fuchs cfuchs@gmu.edu