
Santiago Haddad
Directing
Biography
Santiago Haddad is an Argentine director, screenwriter, and sound designer born in Salta, Argentina. At 18, he moved to Buenos Aires to study at Universidad del Cine (University of Cinema) and has since dedicated himself to developing his film projects. He directed "Río Blanco" (2024), winner of the Ibero-American competition at FIC.UBA, where he also served as sound designer. A wide variety of his sound design work has been screened at festivals such as Frameline, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Punto de Vista Pamplona, and PHLAFF, BAFICI, among others.
Known For

A detective must face his past to solve the crime of the present.
Civilization Blues

In the Christmas holidays, a mysterious extra-terrestrial force bursts into the life of a suburban couple on the brink of divorce. However, none of them notices this otherwordly presence, so this entity will have to live with them in this grey, sad and lifeless home, observing as their relationship finally desintegrates.
Between Mars and Earth

The life of a racehorse, days before an important racing competition at the Hippodrome of Buenos Aires
Sarfo

A man confesses to a priest that he is going to commit a crime, leaving the priest with a dilemma that will force him to rethink his convictions.
Siervos de Dios

Over the course of a few summer days, Lucía is left in charge of a house in order to take care of a parrot. As she comes up with a small domestic routine, from the neighboring gardens come the sound of celebrations, a film and children pretending to be spies.
The Parrot

Two former high school classmates return from a night of heavy partying. The closeness of their friendship long ago quickly metamorphoses into a present day battle between tenderness and desire. As the pair open their minds to each other, dawn sheds light on their anxieties, which soon evaporate under the sun's rays.
Adán & Esteban

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Lola no es un apodo para Dolores

A lonely engineer is intercepted by a young thief, to whom he offers to give all his money with the condition that they share a dinner together. This leads to a conversation that will put their thoughts and faith in life to test.
At Peace

A hunter, in his eagerness to hunt a pig, finds himself trapped in the forest.
Río blanco

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Guía turistica para el mal tiempo

One night, a deaf girl wittnesses how a monster kills her mother and while she runs away, she finds a suspeciously helpful man with hidden intentions
Frost

Darío Ramirez must go through his first night as the watchman of a strange factory, sick and away from his daughter on her birthday. As the hours pass, he will discover that he is not as alone as he thinks.
The Night of the Watchman

A couple breaks into a house to steal a valuable painting. Things will not turn out the way they were planned.
Plagio

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Mientras todo esto pasa

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El conductor

Knowing they will never see each other again, two former lovers are acutely aware of the passing of time.
Your Body in My Room

Costilla leads a solitary life: he works in a workshop, isolated from others, and in the afternoons he takes care of his deceased parents’ house. The arrival of Flecha, his new partner, opens the door to an unexpected connection.
Costilla

Homework, an unexpected Cleopatra and a normal day that falls apart.
El amigo de Cleopatra

One night, Tomás, a hotel manager with a criminal past, confronts a guest playing loud music in the lobby, who claims to be waiting for her lover. He soon learns his former criminal group, led by his brother, wants to capture her to force the lover -apparently hiding in the hotel- to appear. In an effort to protect this unknown woman, Tomás faces the past he's tried to escape.
Remember Me Always

Vorágine follows the lives of a group of young dancers over the course of a year and a half in post-pandemic Argentina. Through rehearsals, spontaneous conversations, and shared pauses in dressing rooms and city spaces, it captures the emotional and physical intensity of artistic work, the essence of youth, and the strength of human connection, alongside the desires and uncertainties they face. It is an intimate portrait, immersed in the everyday rhythm of creation and life, torn between passion and weariness, staying and leaving.