Director: Felipe Vargas
Short-Narrative
Suspense/Horror |
USA |
13 min
English
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When their mother vanishes, two estranged sisters are forced to caretake for their catatonic grandma… only to realize that grandma isn’t grandma at all. Starring Gigi Zumbado (Bridge and Tunnel, Hightown) Carmela Zumbado (You, Power Book IV:Force) and Julia Vera (This Fool, The Old Ways)
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Felipe Vargas is a Colombian-American Director attached to helm Lionsgate’s horror-comedy reboot of LEPRECHAUN. He directed his debut feature ROSARIO in Colombia. Felipe is also developing a horror feature for Paramount Pictures. As a writer, he is the Pilot Writer and Co-EP of the fantasy series LOTERÍA produced by Norman Lear, Sony, and Amazon FreeVee. Recently, Felipe directed the short film ZZZ, as well as a Pilot Teaser for Disney Channel. Felipe’s films MILK TEETH and THE GUIDE garnered over 13 million views on YouTube and screened at several Academy Award qualifying festivals. He’s been awarded a DGA and Imagen Award and was named one of Variety’s Latino Creators to Watch.
CARNÍVORA is a riptide horror tale of family and sacrifice. Our all-Latino cast features real-life sisters Gigi and Carmela Zumbado, as well as the extraordinary Julia Vera as Yaya. Crafted with a love for practical effects, CARNÍVORA captures familial sacrifice and sisterhood through a horror lens.