Private Project

With Your Life

A slasher about generational trauma by way of domestic violence. A battered wife fights to escape her abusive husband, who will stop at nothing to prevent her and their daughter from freedom.

  • Miguel Martinez
    Director
  • Miguel Martinez
    Writer
  • Jude Salazar
    Producer
  • Amy Martinez
    Producer
  • Jude Salazar
    Key Cast
    "Luisa"
  • Natasha Galano
    Key Cast
    "Eloise"
  • Luis Carazo
    Key Cast
    "Javier"
  • Amy Martinez
    Key Cast
    "Andi"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 25, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Miguel Martinez

Miguel Martinez is a Mexican-American writer living in Los Angeles stuck between two worlds; the world of horror and the world of fantasy.

Growing up with a chaotic homelife riddled with doctor’s visits and family drama, Miguel escaped to learn the fundamentals of the entertainment industry at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. He also has screenwriting training from UT Austin, UCLA Extension and Roadmap Writers. Miguel has been a finalist in the Screencraft Public Domain & True Story contest in 2019 as well as a Semi-Finalist in the Screencraft Horror Screenplay contest in 2021/2022.

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Director Statement

The characters in my stories are all dealing with their own hopelessness and through cathartic horror and get to learn about themselves in the process. I want to bring his own Mexican culture’s take on this theme and tell my culture's stories about life and death in meaningful ways.