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Jingle Hell

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During an unusual Christmas at an eccentric Argentine railway museum, several international guests arrive, attracted by the promise of a luxurious dinner organised by a mysterious couple.

With no mobile phones, no connection to the outside world and strict rules, they soon discover that not everything is as it seems... and that the real gift of the night will be survival.

  • Gaby Smiths
    Director
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten, The Other Side of Nowherwe, Where Love Lies, Trick or Treat: A Halloween Story
  • Mechi Perez
    Story & Script
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten, The Other Side of Nowherwe, Where Love Lies, Trick or Treat: A Halloween Story
  • Georgia Viero
    Original Idea
    Behave, La Hacienda
  • Lion Films
    Producer
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten
  • Vigory Pictures
    Producer
  • Pablo Costamagna
    Photography
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten
  • Erika Cores
    Custome
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten
  • Fernando Molina
    Custome
    La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten
  • Erika Cores
    Art department
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten
  • Fernando Molina
    Art department
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten
  • Clara Sanchez
    Art department
    La Hacienda
  • Dani Zalenco
    Assistant Production
    Marisa y Gomoso
  • Gaby Smiths
    Editing & Color grading
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten, The Other Side of Nowherwe, Where Love Lies, Trick or Treat: A Halloween Story
  • Simone Cilio
    Original Score
  • Stacy Thunes
    Script Revision
    Nosferatu
  • Gaby Smiths
    Executive Producers
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten, The Other Side of Nowherwe, Where Love Lies, Trick or Treat: A Halloween Story
  • Mechi Perez
    Executive Producers
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten, The Other Side of Nowherwe, Where Love Lies, Trick or Treat: A Halloween Story
  • Christian Vit
    Executive Producers
    Game of Thrones, Vikings Valhalla
  • Georgia Viero
    Executive Producers
    Behave, La Hacienda
  • Gaby Smiths
    Camera Opertator
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten, The Other Side of Nowherwe, Where Love Lies, Trick or Treat: A Halloween Story
  • Lion Films
    Production Company
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten, The Other Side of Nowherwe, Where Love Lies, Trick or Treat: A Halloween Story
  • Vigory Pictures
    Production Company
  • Mechi Perez
    Key Cast
    "Charlotte"
  • Fernando Enrique
    Key Cast
    "Albert"
    La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten
  • Tamara Leschner
    Key Cast
    "Jessica"
    Buenas Noches
  • Georgia Viero
    Key Cast
    "Julia"
    Behave, La Hacienda
  • Christian Vit
    Key Cast
    "Alex"
    Game of Thrones, Vikingos, La Hacienda, Behavem
  • Ignacio Soto
    Key Cast
    "Diego"
  • Olivia Scolaro
    Key Cast
    "Victoria"
  • Juan Manuel Soto
    Key Cast
    "Hooded Man"
    Los Turistas, La Hacienda, Almost Forgotten
  • Jermain Odreman
    Key Cast
    "Dominic"
    Mision Delta
  • Bruno Giacobbe
    Key Cast
    "Jordi"
    Aterrados, 1978, Marisa y Gomoso
  • Stacy Tunes
    Key Cast
    "Ruth"
    Nosferatu, Killing Eve, Behave
  • Gustavo Roca Derramo
    Key Cast
    "Hipolito"
  • Alfredo Ravazzani
    Key Cast
    "Somoza"
  • Vico Ravazzani
    Key Cast
    "Young Jordi"
  • Clara Belen Sanchez
    Key Cast
    "Woman"
    La Hacienda
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Jingle Hell
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Horror, Slasher, christmas, Home invasion
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 25 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 23, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    Argentina
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Available
Director Biography - Gaby Smiths

Gaby Smiths is an Argentine director and producer specialising in genre cinema with a strong international presence and a focus on commercially exportable content. He is the founder of Lion Films, a production company through which he has directed over 450 music videos for global artists such as the Pixies, Jethro Tull, Peter Hook, The Magic Numbers, Attaque 77, and Peter Murphy, developing a solid visual narrative aimed at mass audiences.

In film, he has built an efficient production model within the horror genre, one of the most profitable on the international market due to its relatively low cost and high demand on streaming platforms. His debut feature, Los Turistas (2023), won five awards and secured global distribution across multiple platforms (Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Roku TV, Tubi, Plex, amongst others), validating his ability to generate internationally competitive content.

His second feature film, La Hacienda (2024), built on these results with seven international awards and distribution deals with platforms such as Black Mandala and Red Owl, as well as channels including Prime Video and AMC/AMC+, consolidating a replicable model of production and global sales.

In 2025, Smiths made the leap into international co-productions with Almost Forgotten (Canada), and expanded its network of partnerships with projects in the United States and Europe, integrating talent, financing and foreign distribution from the early stages.

He is currently working on international projects —Jingle Hell (UK/Italy), Where Love Lies (US) and Los Invisibles (US) — with release windows scheduled for 2026 and 2027, targeting a combination of festival circuits, international sales and streaming platforms.

His films combine an authorial identity, high-impact storytelling and a clear commercial focus, positioning him as one of the emerging voices in horror cinema with the greatest international reach.

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Director Statement

JINGLE HELL was conceived as an unconventional Christmas slasher and a love letter to the raw, atmospheric horror cinema of the 1970s and 1980s.

From its cinematography and pacing to its performances, the film embraces an old-school approach while subtly incorporating modern post-production techniques, preserving the handcrafted feeling of vintage horror through a contemporary lens.

Rather than relying solely on jump scares or extreme violence, the film aims to create a persistent sense of discomfort and disorientation. Through shifts in rhythm and an atmosphere of uncertainty, the audience is invited to share the characters' feeling of being lost, with the constant suspicion that something even worse is always waiting around the corner.

At its core, JINGLE HELL explores the idea of monstrosity through a human figure who has become a cannibal, blurring the boundaries between victim and monster, innocence and guilt, and good and evil.

The choice of location was also essential to the film's identity. We chose an old railway museum as our main setting, a unique and evocative space that allowed us to recreate the nostalgic atmosphere of classic horror while giving the film a distinctive visual identity.

Ultimately, JINGLE HELL is a Christmas nightmare about loneliness, human savagery and survival, filtered through the aesthetics and spirit of classic horror cinema.