
Paul Urkijo Alijo
Directing
Biography
Spanish filmmaker Paul Urkijo Alijo was born in 1984 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Since he was a child, he has been passionate about cinema, literature and comics. A great fan of mythology and traditional tales, he has a predilection for the fantasy genre. After graduating in Fine Arts in 2008, he began to devote himself professionally to illustration and the direction of short films. In 2016, he wrote, produced and directed Errementari, his first feature film, followed by Irati, from 2023.
Known For

Spain, Basque Country, 17th century. At night and through the mountains, Kattalin escapes from her farmhouse and, while wandering through the deep forest, she senses a presence that stalks her.
Gaua (The Night)

Basque Country, Spain, 1843. A police constable arrives at a small village in Álava to investigate a mysterious blacksmith who lives alone deep in the woods.
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil

Western Pyrenees, year 778. When his land is threatened by the ruthless armies of the Frankish emperor, a Basque warlord asks for help from his ancestral gods.
Irati

Every night, Martín's socks disappear under his bed.
Under the Bed

In the mountains of the Basque Country, a mother and her daughter take shelter in a ruined hut that seems uninhabited.
Dar-Dar

The family of Eusebio, a sick old man, believes that he has begun to lose his mind and that the stories he tells, which nobody listens to, are those of a crazy person.
Playing with Death

When Miren recognises Elena, who is driving a rental car, she starts chasing her on the road.
The Eternal Night

David, a clueless and cocky Spanish video blogger traveling in Africa, arrives in Benin, where he accidentally finds the truth behind an ancient legend.
Naara

Javi, an unfaithful, powerful man, drives down a poorly lit infrequently traveled road by night. He’s returning home from a supposed work trip. In the blink of an eye, one mistake will change Javi’s live forever.
HADO

A skeptical marine biology student travels to a remote fishing village with the intention of doing a study on a strange fish called "The lead fish." There, unintentionally, he finds himself involved in a macabre mermaid tale.
The Lead Fish
A cosmic horror animated movie.
Ages of Madness: The Howling of the Jinn

Sir Hector van Donovan, a brave knight, is preparing to enter the sinister Black Forest to free a beautiful lady. Will he prevail where others have succumbed to horror and death?
The Black Forest

Phonm Penh, Cambodia. Nai has nightmares in which The Yeak, a monster from Khmer mythology that eats children who misbehave, appears to him.
Monsters Do Not Exist

Karen, a young woman obsessed with the most influential influencer of the moment, Kamilah Kay, decides to undergo surgery to look like her. Seeing how well the new Karen is received on social media, she begins to spend her savings on more operations. The more she looks like Kamilah and less like herself, the more her life begins to improve, until one day, something horrible shakes up her new and idyllic life.