
Josu Petite
Directing
Biography
Josu Martín-Romero Petite (Bilbao, 2003) is a hispanic philologist, director and screenwriter. His work is shaped by an early interest in cinema and literature, with a focus on intimate narratives and everyday situations. He began his filmmaking path with the experimental animated short film 6W (2023), followed by El Papel (2023). In 2024, he directed Esperanza H., which received international minor awards and selections at small national and international festivals, and later Desconocida Leyendo En Un Autobús (2024). In 2025, he completed Mucho de Nada, a formally driven short centered on observation and atmosphere. To date, he has developed five film projects, moving between narrative, experimental and neo-classic approaches.
Known For

A boy finds a love confession inside a library book.
Esperanza H.

A girl reads during a bus ride
Desconocida Leyendo En Un Autobús

In a space without limits, a being without identity confronts his own existence by asking himself six fundamental questions. In his search to define his essence, the protagonist enters an introspective journey marked by a lack of answers and uncertainty. Through this internal challenge, the character unravels the complexity of identity and self-awareness, inviting the viewer to plunge into the depths of existence, where unknowns and the absence of clear answers defy the limits of human understanding.
6W

An experimental anthology about mental turmoil. Nine subversive perspectives from young filmmakers from around the world who lament over depression, alienation, loneliness, and heartbreak as universal experiences.
Elegy Apokalypto

After surgery for a torn ligament, a dog named Travis begins a slow and painful recovery.
Travis

“El Papel” explores the tension between identity and representation, showing how a woman, in her eagerness to project security and fit into an idealized professional image, ends up trapped in the construction of a character that distances her from herself. The résumé, the paper she has to hand in, is not just a document, but the symbol of a version of herself that she must interpret, a mask that she strives to make believable; ultimately, a role.
El Papel

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Campaña del 8 de marzo: "La desigualdad no nace, se hace" (Spot 1)

A group of young people spend an afternoon on an outing in La Arboleda
Mucho de Nada

A girl jumps rope on a hill while a sonnet is recited. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".
The Human Interval

Scenes of a city shrouded in fog, as a poem is recited