
Joaco Arauco
Directing
Biography
Joaquín Gonzalo Arauco Calderón (born November 10, 2005) is a Peruvian film director and screenwriter. He debuted with his short film Jelly (2023).
Known For

A heartbroken guy relives and reflects upon the most important moments of his failed relationship.
The End

A ditzy waitress named Shirley May Holmes falls head-over-heels for Dorothy, a peppermint-clad pinup girl, but she has much to conquer if she wants to land a kiss from Dorothy's candy lips. Transphobic greasers, hetero-nonsense, and the nuclear blast itself will all come crashing down upon Shirley on this pivotal night... She may just need a little help to make it to sunrise alive.
Peppermint Pixie Dream Girl

Ruth is on a journey spanning 750 miles to attend her younger sister's funeral; she crosses paths with a hitchhiker, Annie, setting the stage for an unexpected relationship.
Oh Honey, Take Me Away!

A surreal trip across the expectations and insecurities of growing up.
Jelly

Ringo, a rookie hitman obssessed with external validation, is forced to choose between the lives of his two partners, John and Paul (code names chosen after The Beatles) as they both secretly plan on betraying and killing each other.
The Divorce

Dreaming of Carhartt is a playful and introspective short film that follows Soren, a wide-eyed dreamer whose obsession with a Carhartt jacket pulls him into a dream world where memory, imagination, and reality intertwine. As Soren loses himself in musical sequences and personal identity, the film becomes both a critique and a celebration of brand culture.