EL SEMBLANTE
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DIRECTED BY RAUL CEREZO & CARLOS MORIANA
An inquisitor has spent years looking for a perfect torture device, thanks to the latest invention of its inventor, it seems that he is going to get it. But Elena, the inventor's daughter, has other plans.
DIRECTORS BIO
Carlos Moriana (Madrid, Spain, 05/10/1979) is a director and screenwriter. After shooting several short films as a student, he made his debut as a director with “The White Room” (2019). This fantasy thriller was selected and awarded in dozens of festivals worldwide. “Facies” (original title “El Semblante”), co-directed with Raúl Cerezo, is his second short film as a director.
Raúl Cerezo (Madrid, Spain, 07/01/1976) is a director, producer and screenwriter. He co-founded production company Eye Slice Pictures with Helion Ramalho, which focuses on fantastic productions. He is a well-known figure in the Spanish short film industry – he has produced more than a hundred films and directed shorts such as “Escarnio” and “8”. The latest was awarded with the Melies d'Argent and the Paul Naschy Award at Sitges International Film Festival, among other recognitions. He is the co-producer and original creator of his first feature-length “The Passenger” (2021), co-directed by him and Fernando González Gómez. The film premiered at Sitges IFF and it was a success across the main fantastic film festivals in Spain. It is currently being distributed internationally and it will be premiered in cinemas in 2022. Cerezo has also written and his second feature-length film, “Viejos”, co-directed with Fernando González Gómez as well.
Carlos Moriana (Madrid, España, 10/05/1979) es director y guionista. Tras diversos cortos de aprendizaje, debuta en el cortometraje profesional de alto presupuesto escribiendo y dirigiendo «La Habitación Blanca» (2019), un thriller fantástico que recorre el mundo entero, consiguiendo más de 40 premios y selecciones en festivales de todo el mundo. «El Semblante», codirigido con Raúl Cerezo, es su segundo cortometraje.
Raúl Cerezo (Madrid, España, 01/07/1976) es director, productor y guionista. Fundador de la productora cinematográfica de género Eye Slice Pictures junto a Helion Ramalho, es una figura clave y reconocida en el mundo del cortometraje y el fantaterror español, productor de más de un centenar de obras y director de títulos emblemáticos como «Escarnio» u «8», ganador del Melies d'argent y del premio Paul Naschy en el Festival de Sitges, entre otros muchos reconocimientos. Su debut en el largometraje llega con «La Pasajera» (2021), codirigida con Fernando González Gómez y estrenada en el Festival de Sitges, de la que es creador de la idea original y coproductor; la película ha triunfado en los principales festivales de género en España, se está distribuyendo a nivel internacional y será estrenada en salas en 2022. Asimismo, Cerezo ha rodado y coescrito su segunda película, «Viejos», también codirigida con Fernando González Gómez.