Directing

Maximiliano Contenti

Born January 6, 1984 · Montevideo, Uruguay (age 42)

Maximiliano "Maxi" Contenti (1984) Film director from Montevideo, Uruguay. He made numerous short films from an early age. In 2008 he made his first feature film, the indie horror-comedy Muñeco Viviente V (Puppet Pal V) In 2013 he releases the documentary Hélices (Blades) (Best documentary AtlanticDoc Festival - Uruguay). In 2017 he co-directed the horror-comedy feature Neptunia (available at FILM…

Known For

The Cookie

The Cookie · 2003

A dog wants to eat the cookies of its owner.

Puppet Pal V

Puppet Pal V · 2008

MovieComedyHorror

Bruno is a young man with a dark past. He was threatened as a kid by an evil plastic toy. Years later he will have to again face his greatest fear.

The Last Matinee

The Last Matinee · 2020

The Last Matinee

In 1993, spectators at the last screening of a horror film at a downtown cinema fall one by one into the hands of a sadistic and ruthless killer.

The Channeling

The Channeling · 2025

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

A YouTuber disappears while investigating a New Age guru who apparently contacts extraterrestrial intelligence.

Mi domingo

Mi domingo · 2003

MovieDocumentary

An average Sunday in the life of the filmmaker.

Auténtico

Auténtico · 2021

Joaquín is a film student who is frustrated by his insecurities as an artist. In the process of writing his debut, a series of eccentric characters from the world of independent cinema are revealed to him, challenging his principles, his relationships and his own identity.

Fear

Maxi Contenti's first short film delves into the deepest fears of humans.

Megazorg Z

Megazorg Z · 2011

MovieComedyScience Fiction

Teenager with Attitude gets recruited to pilot a Giant Robot.

Filmography

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The Cookie

The Cookie · 2003

A dog wants to eat the cookies of its owner.

Director

Puppet Pal V

Puppet Pal V · 2008

MovieComedyHorror

Bruno is a young man with a dark past. He was threatened as a kid by an evil plastic toy. Years later he will have to again face his greatest fear.

Screenplay

The Last Matinee

The Last Matinee · 2020

The Last Matinee

In 1993, spectators at the last screening of a horror film at a downtown cinema fall one by one into the hands of a sadistic and ruthless killer.

Idea

The Channeling

The Channeling · 2025

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

A YouTuber disappears while investigating a New Age guru who apparently contacts extraterrestrial intelligence.

Director

Mi domingo

Mi domingo · 2003

MovieDocumentary

An average Sunday in the life of the filmmaker.

Director

Auténtico

Auténtico · 2021

Joaquín is a film student who is frustrated by his insecurities as an artist. In the process of writing his debut, a series of eccentric characters from the world of independent cinema are revealed to him, challenging his principles, his relationships and his own identity.

Fear

Maxi Contenti's first short film delves into the deepest fears of humans.

Director

Megazorg Z

Megazorg Z · 2011

MovieComedyScience Fiction

Teenager with Attitude gets recruited to pilot a Giant Robot.

Sound Editor

Teros, sueño mundial

Teros, sueño mundial · 2015

Teros, sueño mundial

MovieDocumentary

The campaign of the Uruguayan rugby team, nicknamed "Los Teros", during the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualification, and the amateur character of its players that contrasts against the professionalism of their group rivals.

First Assistant "A" Camera

Neptunia

Neptunia · 2018

Four friends decide to spend a winter weekend in a rented house in a Uruguayan beach town called Neptunia. Once there, the friends begin to realize that the people are acting strange.

Director

Plastic Kingdom

Plastic Kingdom · 2011

Plastic Kingdom

MovieDocumentaryComedy

The world as seen through the eyes of a plastic bag.

Screenplay

Hot Club de Montevideo

Hot Club de Montevideo · 2023

Hot Club de Montevideo

MovieDocumentaryMusic

The Hot Club of Montevideo is a Uruguayan cultural institution founded in 1950 by the pianist Paco Mañosa, along with his brother and some friends who played together. It was the first club dedicated exclusively to jazz in Latin America.

Director

Fruit Stairs

Fruit Stairs · 2005

Fruit falling down stairs

Director

Popping Eyes

Popping Eyes · 2008

One morning, a girl wakes up and it seems she can make time stop with her eyes.

Writer

Helices: Revelando una tragedia

Helices: Revelando una tragedia · 2013

Helices: Revelando una tragedia

MovieDocumentary

On a Sunday of 1971 in Montevideo, a crowd waited anxiously to see a military show involving helicopter maneuvers. In a matter of seconds, the quiet weekend scene turned into a nightmare: two helicopters collided with each other, causing the death of several spectators. This is the first time that a Uruguayan documentary addresses these events, hidden for 40 years.

Director

Soup

An old lady prepares soup for her abusive husband.

Director

High Five

High Five · 2013

Andres and Elias get together one evening for their last summer joint. On his way home, Elias finds a hidden case containing 5 different types of drugs. The next morning, Elias calls Andres to catch up on his discovery. He tells him he wants to gather round with some friends to perform an experiment: each should take a different drug and see what happens. The experiment takes a sudden turn when Andres girlfriend calls him to say her grandma has died.

Still Photographer

Hobby Metal

Hobby Metal · 2006

A strange character looks for metals at the beach.

Writer

Sea Males

Sea Males · 2006

An exploration of the passionate dramas experienced by people who spend too much time lying at the beach.

Editor

Redrat: The Rebellious Rodent

Redrat: The Rebellious Rodent · 2005

Redrat: The Rebellious Rodent

MovieAnimationHorror

A laboratory rat which was sacrificed with scientific purposes comes back to life. The rodent claims for revenge but in its search for the culprits, it is manipulated by the members of a love triangle to solve their problems.

Editor