Tomás Marichal Urbán
Biography
Uruguayan writer, director, and producer, born in 1999 in Montevideo. Before his feature film debut, he directed eight short films, winning over 16 international awards. Among them are Hambre de Libertad (2020) and Hotel Stories (2022), where he also served as director of photography and editor. In 2022, he was awarded Best Young Filmmaker at the Wild Indie Film Festival in the UK. With a background in Bellas Artes and a well-rounded approach to filmmaking, his work has been praised for its visual originality, narrative tension, and thematic depth. CARNE is his debut feature, selected for the Brussels Genre Film Market and the Entre Fronteras market, and recognized as of ministerial interest by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Huesped
A humble young man is called in for a night shift. But once he arrives, the place turns into a nightmare of strange guests, violent apparitions and impossible horrors, trapping him inside a haunted hotel where no one truly leaves.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Sicario
In this police drama short film created by Paulman Films, the story of Emily's disappearance is told, at the same time that her country is experiencing a rebel uprising, told through the eyes of Antonio, his desperate father and Detective Cardona, a professional at charge of the investigation. Will they make it on time?
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Thief
A mentally unstable man who believes he is a superhero spends his days annoying everyone in his apartment building with his heroic fantasies. When he sees a yoga teacher being robbed on the street, he decides it is finally time to save the day, but his rescue attempt turns into a chaotic series of mistakes, accidents and absurd setbacks inside the building.