Carlos Gabriel Siri

Directing

Carlos Gabriel Siri

Born

1997-10-14 (29)

Place of birth

San Salvador, El Salvador

Known for

Directing

Credits

10 titles

Carlos Siri is a Salvadoran filmmaker and photographer working at the intersection of fiction, documentary, and visual storytelling. His work examines memory, displacement, and place, favoring intimate narratives and an observational tone in which everyday life gradually takes on a mythic quality.

Known for

A Heart and a Zephyr poster
NR

"Ein Herz und ein Zephyr" (A Heart and a Zephyr) unfolds its narrative in three distinct acts, tracing the journey of a West wind as it discovers love amidst the vibrant streets of Barcelona, intertwining with the life of a German artist named Helen. The film delves into the profound quest for love, fraught with the trials of heartbreak, within a surreal and visually captivating landscape, offering viewers fresh perspectives of a world seen by a mythical character. Captured predominantly through the lens of a specially modified camera, attuned to a unique infrared spectrum, the film embraces innovative cinematography techniques to evoke an ethereal ambiance. Spanning various locales across Catalonia, each setting serves as a backdrop to the poignant and transformative tale at the heart of "Ein Herz und ein Zephyr."

A Heart and a Zephyr

2024

Wild Town poster
NR

Through fleeting moments of song, discovery, and dance, Pueblo Chúcaro portrays the living spirit of Ataco, the melody of a street singer, the revelation of an archaeologist, and the rhythm of a folkloric tradition.

Wild Town

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Arcana poster
NR

Trying to reveal his future, a young man gets his tarot cards read.

Arcana

2021

Valley of Hammocks poster
NR

In present-day El Salvador, Sergio struggles with the disappearance of Robin, the dog his late mother once gave him. During a night with friends, his brother Mateo returns after eight years abroad, bringing with him strange stories and a lingering sense of danger. When an earthquake shakes the city, the group ventures into the nearby forest searching for the dog, where memory, grief, and myth begin to intertwine beneath the trembling earth.

Valley of Hammocks

2026

I Don't Want to Be Death poster
NR

An insomniac man and his wife try to find the meaning of a strange nightmare that has interrupted the peace of their rest.

I Don't Want to Be Death

2022

canción de un ave poster
9.0

A Salvadoran farmer faces the memories of his past after reflecting on the events in his life.

canción de un ave

2021

Film credits

Behind the camera

A Heart and a Zephyr poster
NR

"Ein Herz und ein Zephyr" (A Heart and a Zephyr) unfolds its narrative in three distinct acts, tracing the journey of a West wind as it discovers love amidst the vibrant streets of Barcelona, intertwining with the life of a German artist named Helen. The film delves into the profound quest for love, fraught with the trials of heartbreak, within a surreal and visually captivating landscape, offering viewers fresh perspectives of a world seen by a mythical character. Captured predominantly through the lens of a specially modified camera, attuned to a unique infrared spectrum, the film embraces innovative cinematography techniques to evoke an ethereal ambiance. Spanning various locales across Catalonia, each setting serves as a backdrop to the poignant and transformative tale at the heart of "Ein Herz und ein Zephyr."

A Heart and a Zephyr

2024

Wild Town poster
NR

Through fleeting moments of song, discovery, and dance, Pueblo Chúcaro portrays the living spirit of Ataco, the melody of a street singer, the revelation of an archaeologist, and the rhythm of a folkloric tradition.

Wild Town

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Valley of Hammocks poster
NR

In present-day El Salvador, Sergio struggles with the disappearance of Robin, the dog his late mother once gave him. During a night with friends, his brother Mateo returns after eight years abroad, bringing with him strange stories and a lingering sense of danger. When an earthquake shakes the city, the group ventures into the nearby forest searching for the dog, where memory, grief, and myth begin to intertwine beneath the trembling earth.

Valley of Hammocks

2026

Valley of Hammocks poster
NR

In present-day El Salvador, Sergio struggles with the disappearance of Robin, the dog his late mother once gave him. During a night with friends, his brother Mateo returns after eight years abroad, bringing with him strange stories and a lingering sense of danger. When an earthquake shakes the city, the group ventures into the nearby forest searching for the dog, where memory, grief, and myth begin to intertwine beneath the trembling earth.

Valley of Hammocks

2026

I Don't Want to Be Death poster
NR

An insomniac man and his wife try to find the meaning of a strange nightmare that has interrupted the peace of their rest.

I Don't Want to Be Death

2022

I Don't Want to Be Death poster
NR

An insomniac man and his wife try to find the meaning of a strange nightmare that has interrupted the peace of their rest.

I Don't Want to Be Death

2022

canción de un ave poster
9.0

A Salvadoran farmer faces the memories of his past after reflecting on the events in his life.

canción de un ave

2021

canción de un ave poster
9.0

A Salvadoran farmer faces the memories of his past after reflecting on the events in his life.

canción de un ave

2021

A SUNKEN CHURCH poster
NR

Shot during the filming of Diego Martinez Chacon ‘s next film in Oaxaca, México, this piece serves as an experimental work that portrays the surreal landscape of “Presa Presidente Benito Juárez,” where one of only two sunken churches in all of Mexico rests. The music was made in GarageBand. This short film was shot and edited by me on an iPhone.

A SUNKEN CHURCH

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