José Salaverría
Directing
Biography
José Ignacio Salaverría is a vegan activist film director born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, in 1984. He is known for directing outstanding film in Venezuela, including The Cage, the first Venezuelan sci fi, distributed by High Octane Pictures and awarded in several film festivals. Also, he directed This Is Not SadFace, con Jorge Luis Moreno y Fefi Oliveira. Currently, he is post producing his next film Nuncio Alberto Wants to Die. After every one of his projects, Salaverria shows his commitment to the creation of innovative and relevant, defending his vegan values and his passion for social justice.
Known For
Aliens wipe out the earth population except for 3 people. How will the adapt and survive?
The Cage
Bruce Blanco, a decadent retired rockstar, is the founder of the legendary band SadFace. Bruce aspires to revive his days of glory. After Bob's death, a former member of the band, Bruce sees an opportunity to bring SadFace back to life when he meets Remy, Bob's son. Remy, a misfit teenager with three friends, wants to follow his father's step by becoming a rockstar himself. Bruce, Remy and his friends will struggle together to rescue the band out of oblivion, but their aspirations will be threatened by Asli, Bradley's daughter, another former member of the band who had an overdose. Asli blames Bruce for his father's death, so she will do anything to stop him from reviving SadFace.
Esto no es SadFace
During a camping trip, five friends are hunted by a creature that twists human appearance.