Films

In development

[Untitled Western Short]

A boy on a ranch chases an escaped prisoner across the brush to prove he is a man. What he finds instead is a family of migrants — and a choice his father would not have made.

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Thinking of a Place

[One-sentence logline. The version you would say out loud to a producer in an elevator — not the synopsis.]

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About Me

Mateo Márquez is a director, screenwriter and producer in New York. Over ten years he has built an archive of independent short films — several with festival recognition — while directing commissioned work for HBO Max, Smirnoff × BET, Moroccanoil and the NYC Department of Correction. He is developing his first feature.

Mateo Márquez
Photo: Vivian Gomez

Recognition
& press

Recognition

  • ALTEROfficial Selection 2021
  • Nantes Utopiales Festival International de Science FictionBest International Short & Audience Award — Nominee 2020
  • SENE Film, Music & Arts FestivalBest Horror Short — Winner 2019
  • Indie Memphis Film FestivalBest After Dark Short — Nominee 2019
  • ALTEROfficial Selection 2019
  • Fantasia International Film FestivalBest International Short Film — Nominee 2018
  • Woods Hole International Film FestivalBest Short Drama — Nominee 2018
  • Vail Film FestivalBest Short Film — Nominee 2018
  • Southern State Indie Film FestBest Horror — Winner  ·  Best Director — Nominee 2018

Press

  • Shorted“The realm Oso conjures is disturbing, involving, and above all, powerful.”Review · Oso 2023
  • UK Film Review“A dark and hard-hitting film about a damaged man and the effects his actions have had on his life and loved ones.”Review · Oso 2023
  • Bold Journey“Meet Mateo Márquez”Interview 2023
  • Anatomy of an ArtistPodcast 2024

Contact

CINESELVALLC@gmail.com
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