Ecuadorian filmmaker based in Canada. His hybrid films navigate documentary, fiction, and archive, exploring grief and memory through a cinema of gesture, time, and affect.
José Antonio Guayasamin is an Ecuadorian filmmaker based in Canada. His work moves between documentary, fiction, and archive, developing a hybrid cinematic language centered on gesture, time, and affect.
His films have been presented at international festivals including BAFICI, the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), and Toulouse. He is currently pursuing a PhD in research-creation at the Université du Québec en Outaouais.
Filmography
Director (8 Credits)
Luto (Grief)2026
Documentary, Experimental, Short
Souffle (Breath) 2026
Documentary, Experimental, Short
Devenir famille (Becoming Family – English version)2024
Documentary
Devenir famille (Version française)2024
Documentary
To Manaus2022
Documentary, Short
Carlitos2015
Documentary
Baltazar Ushka (The Frozen Time)2008
Documentary, Short
Nuna Potosi2004
Documentary, Short
Producer (6 Credits)
Luto (Grief)2026
Documentary, Experimental, Short
Souffle (Breath) 2026
Documentary, Experimental, Short
Devenir famille (Becoming Family – English version)2024
Documentary
Devenir famille (Version française)2024
Documentary
To Manaus2022
Documentary, Short
Carlitos2015
Documentary
Writer (6 Credits)
Luto (Grief)2026
Documentary, Experimental, Short
Devenir famille (Becoming Family – English version)2024
Documentary
Devenir famille (Version française)2024
Documentary
To Manaus2022
Documentary, Short
Carlitos2015
Documentary
Nuna Potosi2004
Documentary, Short
Editor (4 Credits)
Luto (Grief)2026
Documentary, Experimental, Short
Souffle (Breath) 2026
Documentary, Experimental, Short
Devenir famille (Becoming Family – English version)2024
Documentary
Carlitos2015
Documentary
Cinematography (2 Credits)
Luto (Grief)2026
Documentary, Experimental, Short
Souffle (Breath) 2026
Documentary, Experimental, Short
Cinematrography (1 Credit)
Devenir famille (Becoming Family – English version)2024
Documentary
Photographer (1 Credit)
Carlitos2015
Documentary
11 Awards & Selections
Official Ibero-American Short Film Competition Luto (Grief)
Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG 41). Guadalajara
2026
Official selection Devenir famille (Version française)
EDOC - Ecuador Quito
2025
Official selection Devenir famille (Version française)
National Canadian Film Day - Spain, Casa América - Reel Canada Madrid
2025
Official selection Devenir famille (Version française)
Toronto Latin American Film Festival Toronto
2024
Official selection Devenir famille (Becoming Family – English version)
Toronto
2024
Documentaries Competition Carlitos
Havana Film Festival Havana
2015
International Competition Carlitos
BAFICI Buenos Aires
2014
1th prize young director Baltazar Ushka (The Frozen Time)
Espiello IX Huesca
2011
Official selection Baltazar Ushka (The Frozen Time)
Ecuadorian filmmaker based in Canada. His hybrid films navigate documentary, fiction, and archive, exploring grief and memory through a cinema of gesture, time, and affect.
