Tomás Marichal Urbán

Directing

Tomás Marichal Urbán

Born 1999-11-26 · Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguayan writer, director, and producer, born in 1999 in Montevideo. Before his feature film debut, he directed eight short films, winning over 16 international awards. Among them are Hambre de Libertad (2020) and Hotel Stories (2022), where he also served as director of photography and editor. In 2022, he was awarded Best Young Filmmaker at the Wild Indie Film Festival in the UK. With a background in Bellas Artes and a well-rounded approach to filmmaking, his work has been praised for its visual originality, narrative tension, and thematic depth. CARNE is his debut feature, selected for the Brussels Genre Film Market and the Entre Fronteras market, and recognized as of ministerial interest by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Shared Times poster
NR

While sharing old photographs with his two granddaughters, an elderly man remembers a childhood friend he has not seen in decades. What begins as a simple family afternoon becomes a journey into memory, technology and the possibility of reconnecting with a lost part of his past.

Shared Times

2018

Shared Times poster
NR

While sharing old photographs with his two granddaughters, an elderly man remembers a childhood friend he has not seen in decades. What begins as a simple family afternoon becomes a journey into memory, technology and the possibility of reconnecting with a lost part of his past.

Shared Times

2018

Hotel Stories poster
NR

A humble young man is called in for a night shift. But once he arrives, the place turns into a nightmare of strange guests, violent apparitions and impossible horrors, trapping him inside a haunted hotel where no one truly leaves.

Hotel Stories

2022

Hotel Stories poster
NR

A humble young man is called in for a night shift. But once he arrives, the place turns into a nightmare of strange guests, violent apparitions and impossible horrors, trapping him inside a haunted hotel where no one truly leaves.

Hotel Stories

2022

Trapped poster
NR

A young woman becomes trapped inside a study center after staying too long in the bathroom and being accidentally locked in for the night. Alone in the empty building, her fear grows when a group of thieves breaks in, turning a simple mistake into a fight for survival.

Trapped

2019

Trapped poster
NR

A young woman becomes trapped inside a study center after staying too long in the bathroom and being accidentally locked in for the night. Alone in the empty building, her fear grows when a group of thieves breaks in, turning a simple mistake into a fight for survival.

Trapped

2019

Yes, I Do poster
NR

A humble fisherman and a young woman from a wealthy family fall deeply in love, but their families’ differences tear them apart. When tragedy strikes and he is left fighting for his life, she arrives too late to say goodbye, carrying with her the memory of a love that will continue beyond death.

Yes, I Do

2019

Yes, I Do poster
NR

A humble fisherman and a young woman from a wealthy family fall deeply in love, but their families’ differences tear them apart. When tragedy strikes and he is left fighting for his life, she arrives too late to say goodbye, carrying with her the memory of a love that will continue beyond death.

Yes, I Do

2019

MEAT poster
NR

A homeless family accepts shelter in a luxurious, remote ranch. What they don’t know is that their arrival was anticipated, and the baby they’re expecting is the main course of a hungry system.

MEAT

2026

MEAT poster
NR

A homeless family accepts shelter in a luxurious, remote ranch. What they don’t know is that their arrival was anticipated, and the baby they’re expecting is the main course of a hungry system.

MEAT

2026

MEAT poster
NR

A homeless family accepts shelter in a luxurious, remote ranch. What they don’t know is that their arrival was anticipated, and the baby they’re expecting is the main course of a hungry system.

MEAT

2026

Paulman poster
NR

A mentally unstable man who believes he is a superhero spends his days annoying everyone in his apartment building with his heroic fantasies. When he sees a yoga teacher being robbed on the street, he decides it is finally time to save the day, but his rescue attempt turns into a chaotic series of mistakes, accidents and absurd setbacks inside the building.

Paulman

2018

Paulman poster
NR

A mentally unstable man who believes he is a superhero spends his days annoying everyone in his apartment building with his heroic fantasies. When he sees a yoga teacher being robbed on the street, he decides it is finally time to save the day, but his rescue attempt turns into a chaotic series of mistakes, accidents and absurd setbacks inside the building.

Paulman

2018

Dirty Hands poster
7.0

In this police drama short film created by Paulman Films, the story of Emily's disappearance is told, at the same time that her country is experiencing a rebel uprising, told through the eyes of Antonio, his desperate father and Detective Cardona, a professional at charge of the investigation. Will they make it on time?

Dirty Hands

2021

Dirty Hands poster
7.0

In this police drama short film created by Paulman Films, the story of Emily's disappearance is told, at the same time that her country is experiencing a rebel uprising, told through the eyes of Antonio, his desperate father and Detective Cardona, a professional at charge of the investigation. Will they make it on time?

Dirty Hands

2021

In the Sea Breeze poster
NR

A teenage painter standing at the edge of death is visited by Death itself, who has come to take her away. As the sea breeze surrounds them, the two speak about life, suffering, choice and the meaning of letting go.

In the Sea Breeze

2020

In the Sea Breeze poster
NR

A teenage painter standing at the edge of death is visited by Death itself, who has come to take her away. As the sea breeze surrounds them, the two speak about life, suffering, choice and the meaning of letting go.

In the Sea Breeze

2020

In the Sea Breeze poster
NR

A teenage painter standing at the edge of death is visited by Death itself, who has come to take her away. As the sea breeze surrounds them, the two speak about life, suffering, choice and the meaning of letting go.

In the Sea Breeze

2020

Hunger for Freedom poster
8.0

In a dystopian future where cannibalism is legal, a woman will try to do whatever it takes to save his brother.

Hunger for Freedom

2020

Hunger for Freedom poster
8.0

In a dystopian future where cannibalism is legal, a woman will try to do whatever it takes to save his brother.

Hunger for Freedom

2020