Urban

Nati, Ernesto and Pablo, a family from a small town, take advantage of the long weekend to travel to Madrid and enjoy the attractions that the big city has to offer. They just want to spend a weekend discovering the city and this cheap accommodation seems like any other, but it is not. Nobody knows the dark secrets hidden in those walls.

  • Luso Martínez
    Director
  • Cristina Medina
    Writer
  • Luso Martínez
    Writer
  • Óscar Vela
    Producer
  • Víctor Duplá
    Key Cast
    "Ernesto"
  • María Vázquez
    Key Cast
    "Nati"
  • Álex Crivián
    Key Cast
    "Pablo"
  • Violeta Pérez
    Key Cast
    "Conchi"
  • Javi Tena
    Key Cast
    "Santiago"
  • India Delgado
    Key Cast
    "Miriam"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Céntrico
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Social horro, Dark comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 1, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2,2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Sitges Festival Internacional De Cinema Fantastic De Catalunya
    Sitges
    Spain
    World Premiere
    Best Short Films - Brigadoon Section
  • Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival BIFFF
    Brussels
    Belgium
  • Festival Européen Du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg
    Strasbourg
    France
Distribution Information
  • Feelsales
    Sales Agent
    Country: Spain
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Luso Martínez

Luso Martínez (Spain, 1975) studied audiovisual communication at the Complutense University of Madrid and film directing at the TAI School and Los Angeles Film School. Between 2005 and 2021, he developed his career at HaikuFilms, a company he founded with Oscar Vela, where he consolidated his profession by focusing on advertising films and digital content. In parallel, he produces and directs documentaries, short films and music videos. He has combined his work with teaching for more than 15 years. Céntrico' is his fifth fiction short film.

Luso Martínez (España, 1975) estudió comunicación audiovisual en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid; y dirección de cine en la Escuela TAI y en Los Ángeles Film School. Entre 2005 y 2021, desarrolla su carrera en HaikuFilms, compañía que funda con Oscar Vela, y donde consolida su oficio centrándose en el cine publicitario y los contenidos digitales. En paralelo, produce y dirige documentales, cortometrajes y videoclips. Compagina su trabajo con la docencia, desde hace más de 15 años. 'Céntrico' es su quinto cortometraje de ficción.

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Director Statement

This short film is the film adaptation of the short story ‘Céntrico, dos habitaciones, fenómenos paranormales’ by the Sevillian novelist Isaac Rosa.

I read it for the first time more than three years ago and I was immediately in tune with it. Not only because of the personal aspect, knowing the subject well and having been affected by it for many years as a neighbour of a big city, but also because of its significant creative values. Everything impressed me about that story: its ability to relate that elusive logic of our reality that at times seems impossible to narrate; the way in which, interwoven with the genre, it brings out the social touch; and the increasingly rare virtue of surprising you.

Behind the appearance of a ghost story, ‘Céntrico’ approaches a reality that is still very relevant today: the problem of housing in cities. A reflection on habitability as an act of survival in the context of the phenomenon of the tourist rentals.