Guillermo de la Rosa
Directing
Biography
Guillermo de la Rosa is an award-winning Venezuelan writer-director based in Toronto, Canada. His work has been supported by the Toronto, Ontario, and Canada Arts Councils. A York University graduate with a BFA in Film Production, his directorial work has screened in North America, South America, and Europe, including A Noise That Carries (Toronto After Dark, PANIC Fest, Renegade Film Festival), Light for Freedom (JAYU Human Rights Film Festival, Buddhist Film Festival Europe), and The Crocodile and the Capybara (distributed by Bell Media). Most recently, his horror short Re: Julia premiered on Deformed Lunchbox. He is also the author of Su Grito en el Viento, a blog where he adapts real- life encounters with ghosts and apparitions into short stories. He co-wrote The Shadow of the Sun, Venezuela’s entry for the 96th Academy Awards. Guillermo’s films draw from Venezuelan folklore, where the mundane and the otherworldly intertwine. Blending naturalism with magical realism, he challenges perceptions of belonging and normalcy, and marries the grotesque with the beautiful. He is currently developing his first feature film, a horror-comedy about spectres and the nature of death in South America.
Known For
When a deaf young man asks his estranged older brother to join him in a musical contest, this salt-of-the-earth blue collar worker must dust off his musical chops in order to be his little brother's voice.
The Shadow of the Sun
Alejandro and Paula’s young relationship takes a dark turn when her parents reveal a family secret: they live with the preserved corpse of Paula’s grandfather, caring for it as if he were still alive.
Forever, Liam
Dan is about to fail a class, unless Shane shares his final paper. Later that night, Dan will receive his friend's assignment, alongside a strange, unexpected email.
Re: Julia
A lonely man has the chilling feeling that someone has broken into his home.