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Upiro

Upiro

Country Spain
Director Oscar MARTIN
Producer Elena MUÑOZ
Writer Elena MUÑOZ
Production Company El Ojo Mecanico
Format DCP | Color | 101min
Genre Horror, Thriller, Drama

Synopsis

A young woman is sent to a cloistered monastery where several novices have mysteriously bled to death. An unconventional Franciscan investigates these disturbing events. Everything seems to lead to an ancient tale that the new Enlightenment society prefers to keep out of sight. A bloodthirsty vampire seems to have infiltrated the monastery.
Inspired by true events, this film freely combines real and fictional characters, representing the conflict between reason and faith which is still alive today. Through current matters, such as the struggle for progress in a regressive country or the traditional role of women in our society, it manages to make an 18th century story appealing for 21st century audiences.

Director

Oscar MARTIN
Oscar MARTIN is a Spanish director, writer and editor of films, television, and music videos. With over 20 years experience in the audiovisual field, he recently released his excellent directorial debut: the multi-award-winning film Amigo(2019). He has extensive experience in production, working on a great variety of genres and formats: commercials, music videos, short films, documentaries... Without ever losing his bond to fantastic cinema, he has contributed to documentaries The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry on the mythical figure of Paul Naschy, Film Festival Workshops and TV shows Calle 13 (Universal Studios Networks). He directed acclaimed shorts such as Full of Empty or Bonsai, and worked on an interactive science-fiction movie, Hezomagari, developed between Spain and Japan. UPIRO would be his second film, after being named best director for his directorial debut, AMIGO, at the Nocturna Madrid International Film Festival, Terror Molins IFFF and the Festival Internacional de Cine de Alicante and Le Festival Fantastique de Menton, as well as the Prix Nouveaux Cinéastes Toulouse, France.

Producer

Elena MUÑOZ
Elena MUÑOZ has a degree in Advertising and PR from UCM and is specialized in graphic design and communication at ESIC. In the audiovisual field, she has done almost everything: scriptwriter, actress, presenter, graphic design, production design, producer. She co-founded Eidolon Audiovisual while still at the University and in 2003 she founded the production company El Ojo Mecánico, where she continues to develop her activity as a producer of commercials, documentaries,  music videos and all kinds of projects that have won many international awards. In 2019 she decided to make her first fiction feature film, the multi-award winning AMIGO.
UPIRO will be her second film as a producer and her first as a writer as well.

Production Company

El Ojo Mecanico is a film production company and creative duo founded by Elena MUÑOZ and Oscar MARTIN in 2003. After over two decades creating all sorts of content (short films, music videos, documentaries, advertising…), in 2019 they decided to make their first fiction feature film, Amigo, starring the fantastic international actor Javier Botet and the comedic actor David Pareja. After its international premiere at the Austin Fantastic Fest and its national release at the Sitges IFFF Official Section, it has received over thirty awards and is included in more than forty festival selections worldwide. Acquired by HBO Central Europe and by Filmin for Spain, where it is the most watched new horror film in the last year. Coming soon to France, Belgium, North America, UK and Australia.