Directing
Maximiliano Contenti
Born 1984-01-06 · Montevideo, Uruguay
Maximiliano "Maxi" Contenti (1984) Film director from Montevideo, Uruguay. He made numerous short films from an early age. In 2008 he made his first feature film, the indie horror-comedy Muñeco Viviente V (Puppet Pal V) In 2013 he releases the documentary Hélices (Blades) (Best documentary AtlanticDoc Festival - Uruguay). In 2017 he co-directed the horror-comedy feature Neptunia (available at FILMIN streaming service) In 2020 he premiered his horror film The Last Matinee (Al Morir la Matinee). Official selection at Sitges, PanicFest, Milwaukee and numerous international film festivals like Mar del Plata (Argentina). (Winner Best Film at Curtas Festival do Imaxinario, Spain) He's currently releasing the music documentary feature Hot Club of Montevideo(2023).
Acting credits
NRJoaquín is a film student who is frustrated by his insecurities as an artist. In the process of writing his debut, a series of eccentric characters from the world of independent cinema are revealed to him, challenging his principles, his relationships and his own identity.
Auténtico
2021
NRA YouTuber disappears while investigating a New Age guru who apparently contacts extraterrestrial intelligence.
The Channeling
2025
7.0An average Sunday in the life of the filmmaker.
Mi domingo
2003
Behind the camera
NRBruno is a young man with a dark past. He was threatened as a kid by an evil plastic toy. Years later he will have to again face his greatest fear.
Puppet Pal V
2008
NRBruno is a young man with a dark past. He was threatened as a kid by an evil plastic toy. Years later he will have to again face his greatest fear.
Puppet Pal V
2008
NRBruno is a young man with a dark past. He was threatened as a kid by an evil plastic toy. Years later he will have to again face his greatest fear.
Puppet Pal V
2008
7.0Maxi Contenti's first short film delves into the deepest fears of humans.
Fear
2001
7.0Maxi Contenti's first short film delves into the deepest fears of humans.
Fear
2001
7.5A dog wants to eat the cookies of its owner.
The Cookie
2003
7.5A dog wants to eat the cookies of its owner.
The Cookie
2003
7.5A dog wants to eat the cookies of its owner.
The Cookie
2003
NRA YouTuber disappears while investigating a New Age guru who apparently contacts extraterrestrial intelligence.
The Channeling
2025
NRA YouTuber disappears while investigating a New Age guru who apparently contacts extraterrestrial intelligence.
The Channeling
2025
6.1In 1993, spectators at the last screening of a horror film at a downtown cinema fall one by one into the hands of a sadistic and ruthless killer.
The Last Matinee
2020
6.1In 1993, spectators at the last screening of a horror film at a downtown cinema fall one by one into the hands of a sadistic and ruthless killer.
The Last Matinee
2020
6.1In 1993, spectators at the last screening of a horror film at a downtown cinema fall one by one into the hands of a sadistic and ruthless killer.
The Last Matinee
2020
7.0An average Sunday in the life of the filmmaker.
Mi domingo
2003
7.0An average Sunday in the life of the filmmaker.
Mi domingo
2003
2.0Four friends decide to spend a winter weekend in a rented house in a Uruguayan beach town called Neptunia. Once there, the friends begin to realize that the people are acting strange.
Neptunia
2018
2.0The Hot Club of Montevideo is a Uruguayan cultural institution founded in 1950 by the pianist Paco Mañosa, along with his brother and some friends who played together. It was the first club dedicated exclusively to jazz in Latin America.
Hot Club de Montevideo
2023
2.0The Hot Club of Montevideo is a Uruguayan cultural institution founded in 1950 by the pianist Paco Mañosa, along with his brother and some friends who played together. It was the first club dedicated exclusively to jazz in Latin America.
Hot Club de Montevideo
2023
2.0The Hot Club of Montevideo is a Uruguayan cultural institution founded in 1950 by the pianist Paco Mañosa, along with his brother and some friends who played together. It was the first club dedicated exclusively to jazz in Latin America.
Hot Club de Montevideo
2023
NRThe world as seen through the eyes of a plastic bag.
Plastic Kingdom
2011
NRThe world as seen through the eyes of a plastic bag.
Plastic Kingdom
2011
6.0One morning, a girl wakes up and it seems she can make time stop with her eyes.
Popping Eyes
2008
6.0One morning, a girl wakes up and it seems she can make time stop with her eyes.
Popping Eyes
2008
NRAn old lady prepares soup for her abusive husband.
Soup
2003