Josu Petite

Directing

Josu Petite

Born 2003-08-18 · Bilbao, España

Josu Martín-Romero Petite (Bilbao, 2003) is a hispanic philologist, director and screenwriter. His work is shaped by an early interest in cinema and literature, with a focus on intimate narratives and everyday situations. He began his filmmaking path with the experimental animated short film 6W (2023), followed by El Papel (2023). In 2024, he directed Esperanza H., which received international minor awards and selections at small national and international festivals, and later Desconocida Leyendo En Un Autobús (2024). In 2025, he completed Mucho de Nada, a formally driven short centered on observation and atmosphere. To date, he has developed five film projects, moving between narrative, experimental and neo-classic approaches.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

6W poster
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In a space without limits, a being without identity confronts his own existence by asking himself six fundamental questions. In his search to define his essence, the protagonist enters an introspective journey marked by a lack of answers and uncertainty. Through this internal challenge, the character unravels the complexity of identity and self-awareness, inviting the viewer to plunge into the depths of existence, where unknowns and the absence of clear answers defy the limits of human understanding.

6W

2023

6W poster
NR

In a space without limits, a being without identity confronts his own existence by asking himself six fundamental questions. In his search to define his essence, the protagonist enters an introspective journey marked by a lack of answers and uncertainty. Through this internal challenge, the character unravels the complexity of identity and self-awareness, inviting the viewer to plunge into the depths of existence, where unknowns and the absence of clear answers defy the limits of human understanding.

6W

2023

Esperanza H. poster
8.0

A boy finds a love confession inside a library book.

Esperanza H.

2024

Esperanza H. poster
8.0

A boy finds a love confession inside a library book.

Esperanza H.

2024

Elegy Apokalypto poster
10.0

An experimental anthology about mental turmoil. Nine subversive perspectives from young filmmakers from around the world who lament over depression, alienation, loneliness, and heartbreak as universal experiences.

Elegy Apokalypto

2026

Elegy Apokalypto poster
10.0

An experimental anthology about mental turmoil. Nine subversive perspectives from young filmmakers from around the world who lament over depression, alienation, loneliness, and heartbreak as universal experiences.

Elegy Apokalypto

2026

El Papel poster
5.0

“El Papel” explores the tension between identity and representation, showing how a woman, in her eagerness to project security and fit into an idealized professional image, ends up trapped in the construction of a character that distances her from herself. The résumé, the paper she has to hand in, is not just a document, but the symbol of a version of herself that she must interpret, a mask that she strives to make believable; ultimately, a role.

El Papel

2023

Travis poster
NR

After surgery for a torn ligament, a dog named Travis begins a slow and painful recovery.

Travis

2026

Travis poster
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After surgery for a torn ligament, a dog named Travis begins a slow and painful recovery.

Travis

2026

Desconocida Leyendo En Un Autobús poster
5.0

A girl reads during a bus ride

Desconocida Leyendo En Un Autobús

2025

Harold Pinter is Still Alive and Living in Mexico poster
5.0

Scenes of a city shrouded in fog, as a poem is recited

Harold Pinter is Still Alive and Living in Mexico

2026

The Human Interval poster
NR

A girl jumps rope on a hill while a sonnet is recited. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".

The Human Interval

2026

The Human Interval poster
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A girl jumps rope on a hill while a sonnet is recited. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".

The Human Interval

2026

Mucho de Nada poster
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A group of young people spend an afternoon on an outing in La Arboleda

Mucho de Nada

2025