Director's statement

When I made "The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future" I wanted to weave together ecological grief and family memory. Set in southern Chile, where environmental collapse disrupts both nature and daily life, the film follows a family forced to confront unresolved tensions when a mysterious woman emerges from the river. I was drawn to magical realism as a way to express how trauma—both personal and environmental—resurfaces unexpectedly. Water becomes a carrier of memory, linking generations and wounds. **The film ultimately suggests** that healing requires listening to what has been silenced—whether in the land, in animals, or within our own families—and recognizing that the future depends on reconciliation with the past.