Director Biography - Joshua Torresvalle Velázquez

Joshua Torresvalle Velázquez (México, 1992) is a Director, Writer and Cinematographer. Graduated from Centro de Cultura Casa Lamm in the Literature & Literary Creation bachelor's degree (2016), a postgraduate as Master in Cinematography by Altrafílmica, in Estudios Churubusco (2018) and a Master in Cinefotografía by Facultad de Cine (2022).

Director, Writer and Cinematographer in EYES OF EVA (2020; Honorable Mention - Happenstance Horror Fest 2021; Finalist - Horror Unleashed 2021; Best Horror Short - Cult Films Festival 6th Season; Best Horror - Hollywood Blood Horror April Edition 2022; Best Sound Design - Medusa Film Festival 12th Edition)
Director, Writer and Cinematographer in DÆSTRVCTO (2021; Best Sci - fi, Actress, Acting Ensemble, Cinematography, Editing, Sound Design, Original Score, Special FX, Trailer & Poster - Hollywood Blood Horror May Edition 2022; Best Short Horror - Medusa Film Festival 10th Season; Finalist Micro Short - Lit Scares International Horror Festival 2022; Second Place Best Horror between 5 - 15 min - Afraid. Online Film Award September 2022)

Director, Writer and Cinematographer in PENÉLOPE (2021; Best Actor - Medusa Film Festival 11th Season; Best Black & White Film - Afraid. Online Film Award May 2022)

Director, Writer and Cinematographer in NÆXO (2022; Best Short Drama - Medusa Film Festival 16th Season)


Director Statement

I wrote this story around 2014, it used to be a short tale. I was inspired by a couple that I met some years ago, the classic tale of the Odyssey, and the fascination I have with creepy dolls. It was until 2018 that I rewrote the story as a script, and one year later I filmed an exercise in a Film Workshop around it. I portrayed Ulises, but I was not satisfied with the result. So, in December of 2021 I decided it was time to finish this story. As the Director and Cinematographer, I wanted to make an homage to early horror films of the Nineteen & Twentieth Century: Nosferatu, Bela Lugosi's Dracula, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. But at the same time, I wanted to bring a psychological and thriller atmosphere more characteristic of our modern folk horror. Please enjoy the result of 7 years of a dolly nightmare tale, but remember (as Ulises said in the film) this is not the Maribel, the creepy doll movie :)