Marcel Sarmiento

Marcel Sarmiento
Born
United States
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Marcel Sarmiento is a film director and writer who has created both comedy and horror films and commercials. He wrote and directed the 2007 comedy Heavy Petting, co-produced and directed the 2008 horror film Deadgirl,[1] and directed a segment Vicious Circles in V/H/S: Viral.[2] Most recently, he co-wrote, produced and directed the upcoming thriller Faceless.[3][4]

In 2019, he directed The Royal,[5] the true story of Wilkie Mays Aikens, touted from a young age as the next Reggie Jackson, had his career quickly turn disastrous when he fell into drug abuse and was ultimately sentenced to the longest prison time ever given to a professional athlete.[6][7]

He also co-wrote the story and directed Totem, a supernatural horror film was released by Blumhouse Productions for HBO/Cinemax on October 31, 2017.[8] He is set to direct The Wildness for Bron Studios.[9] He is originally a member of Fox Searchlab, but he signed a deal with Fox Searchlight in 2002.[10]

Sarmiento wrote and directed the "D is for Dogfight" segment of The ABCs of Death, an anthology horror film.[11][12]

In the New York Times review of The ABCs of Death it was stated, "None, however, linger like “D Is for Dogfight,” a mesmeric, slow-motion ballet of brutality so distressingly realistic that you may never be able to name a dog Buddy again."[13]

In addition to film and commercial work, Marcel also serves as the Creative Director for Fun Train, a virtual reality producer of original games for Playstation and Meta Quest, such as "The Exorcist Legion VR" [14] and "Twilight Zone VR". UPLOADVR hailed "The Exorcist: Legion VR is without a doubt one of the best VR horror experiences available."[15]

Marcel has also written screenplays and adaptations for Gold Circle Films [1] and co-wrote the book The Modern Con Man: How to Get Something for Nothing.[16]

  1. ^ a b Dread Central
  2. ^ Screendaily.com
  3. ^ "Faceless (2021) – IMDb". IMDb.
  4. ^ "Indie Horror Films: Review: Faceless". 28 February 2021.
  5. ^ "The Royal – Production & Contact Info | IMDbPro".
  6. ^ Kepner, Tyler (June 2022). "Willie Mays Aikens Has His Story Told in 'The Royal' - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  7. ^ "Concept art".
  8. ^ "'Totem' Brings Luck to Bloody Disgusting Alumni, Halloween Release on Cinemax! - Bloody Disgusting". bloody-disgusting.com. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  9. ^ "Bron Studios' Genre Label the Realm to Produce Werewolf Movie 'The Wildness' (Exclusive)". 28 April 2016.
  10. ^ Lyons, Charles (2002-05-12). "Lab guy lands Fox deal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  11. ^ Redorbit.com
  12. ^ "Paths to Expiring, in Alphabetical Order (Published 2013)". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "26 Ways to Die Gruesomely (Published 2013)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-04-27.
  14. ^ "The Exorcist: Legion VR".
  15. ^ "The Exorcist: Legion VR Review – an Overwhelming Sense of Terror". 24 August 2018.
  16. ^ Worldcat.org