Directing
Japhet E. Velázquez
Place of birth
Puerto Rico
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Japhet E. Velázquez is a filmmaker from Arroyo, Puerto Rico, now based in Los Angeles. A graduate of the AFI Conservatory’s Directing program and a 2026 Sundance Ignite x Adobe fellow, he began making horror shorts in San Antonio, Texas, where he dropped out of college to focus entirely on filmmaking. He sold his own plasma and went door to door selling water softeners to fund Terrifeyed, his first short. Japhet continues to make horror that’s visceral, inventive, and personal.
Known for
NRAfter hours at a mobile repair shop, a routine fix takes a strange turn.
The End Is at Hand
2025
NRTrapped in the monotony of his office job, a disillusioned accountant begins to imagine himself as a masked luchador locked in a brutal wrestling match.
Lucha
2025
NRA girl’s love for eggs turns deadly when an egg monster comes to life and hunts her down.
Eggsecution
2025
Behind the camera
NRAfter hours at a mobile repair shop, a routine fix takes a strange turn.
The End Is at Hand
2025
NRTrapped in the monotony of his office job, a disillusioned accountant begins to imagine himself as a masked luchador locked in a brutal wrestling match.
Lucha
2025
NRTrapped in the monotony of his office job, a disillusioned accountant begins to imagine himself as a masked luchador locked in a brutal wrestling match.
Lucha
2025
NRA girl’s love for eggs turns deadly when an egg monster comes to life and hunts her down.
Eggsecution
2025