Directing

Joaquín Campos Astroza

Born July 10, 1998 · Santiago - Chile (age 28)

Joaquín Campos Astroza began making independent short films at the age of 16. In 2022, he graduated as a filmmaker from Universidad del Desarrollo, the same year that he co-founded "Cámara Oscura Films," an audiovisual production company that produced his 10th short film, Thicker Than Blood, which competed in the Brigadoon category at Sitges 2023.

Known For

Ella, María

Ella, María · 2016

Violent Review

Violent Review · 2016

Three film critics, who hate each other, get together to chat about a topic that concerns art and the media, The violence". As opinions about great exponents of violent cinema emerge, the real personalities of these three critics will also emerge.

Plague 049

Plague 049 · 2020

MovieActionScience Fiction

Fernanda must try to survive when the party she's at is interrupted by the mysterious appearance of the dangerous Subject 049

Burnout Index

In a future where people that work in the medical field are forced to carry a device that monitors their levels of burnout, Ricardo (42), an ICU doctor, is sent to a rehabilitation center to recover from his burnout syndrome. With the help of his psychiatrist, John (35), Ricardo will face his inner demons to finally make peace with the emotions and pain that keeps on tormenting him.

Vena Amoris

Vena Amoris · 2018

Natalia after a long relationship, decides to break up with her husband and tell him the whole truth.

Remember

Upon reuniting with a childhood friend in São Paulo, a man grapples with his feelings and prejudices, questioning the unresolved bond that once united them.

Amoenus

Amoenus · 2016

A torturer, a victim, a stage. But not just a mystery. We will be spectators in a torture, where what we do not know is the essential.

Peephole

Peephole · 2015

Filmography

Sort

Ella, María

Ella, María · 2016

Director

Violent Review

Violent Review · 2016

Three film critics, who hate each other, get together to chat about a topic that concerns art and the media, The violence". As opinions about great exponents of violent cinema emerge, the real personalities of these three critics will also emerge.

Director

Plague 049

Plague 049 · 2020

MovieActionScience Fiction

Fernanda must try to survive when the party she's at is interrupted by the mysterious appearance of the dangerous Subject 049

Director of Photography

Burnout Index

In a future where people that work in the medical field are forced to carry a device that monitors their levels of burnout, Ricardo (42), an ICU doctor, is sent to a rehabilitation center to recover from his burnout syndrome. With the help of his psychiatrist, John (35), Ricardo will face his inner demons to finally make peace with the emotions and pain that keeps on tormenting him.

First Assistant Director

Vena Amoris

Vena Amoris · 2018

Natalia after a long relationship, decides to break up with her husband and tell him the whole truth.

Editor

Remember

Upon reuniting with a childhood friend in São Paulo, a man grapples with his feelings and prejudices, questioning the unresolved bond that once united them.

Assistant Director

Amoenus

Amoenus · 2016

A torturer, a victim, a stage. But not just a mystery. We will be spectators in a torture, where what we do not know is the essential.

Director

Peephole

Peephole · 2015

Director

¿Amok?

¿Amok? · 2016

Writer

Pink

Sebastian comes to live in Santiago, to the home of his sister Rebeca, In a process of self-discovery, he realizes that she is a transgender woman. Start taking hormones to hide from Rebeca, fearing that she will judge her. One night, Rebeca finds hormones, and confronts Sebastian. Sebastian confesses that he is now Noa. A woman.

Assistant Director

Torsion

Torsion · 2018

Writer

Skin

Aurora suffers from an obsessive disorder with cleanliness, which prevents him from touching people. Everything changes when he meets Manuel, who falls in love with the prolixity of his dress. Aurora must face her disorder to achieve a loving approach. Leaving behind his obsessions.

Continuity

On Walking in Cinema

On Walking in Cinema · 2025

On Walking in Cinema

Two filmmakers reflect on the act of walking in cinema.

Director

Three Bodies In The Suitcase

Three Bodies In The Suitcase · 2017

Three Bodies In The Suitcase

One day in the workday of two Chilean gangsters becomes heavier than normal. Than the murders, extortion and smuggling that they carry out every day.

Screenplay

Thanks for Coming

Thanks for Coming · 2023

Thanks for Coming

MovieDramaFamily

After the sudden death of his father and finding out he is going to lose the house where him and his family have vacationed at for over 25 years, Nancho and his family will seek for a way to sabotage the sale and will fight for the house that belongs to them, where they have grown up and formed many memories. But the attachment and disobedience of Nancho will lead to the family taking drastic decisions.

Second Assistant Director

A Warm Summer Afternoon

A Warm Summer Afternoon · 2025

A Warm Summer Afternoon

Six musician friends are looking to spend their last summer before entering the professional world.

Director

Soul in Tension

Soul in Tension · 2016

Soul in Tension

Nicolas, a young man who doesn't have money to pay for his degree, accepts a deal to stay for a week in an apartment. Where supposedly there are ghosts.

Editor

The Kisses Are For Lovers

The Kisses Are For Lovers · 2017

The Kisses Are For Lovers

Jorge prepares a romantic date in his apartment to seduce Antonia, a beautiful and self-confident woman, who represents everything that has never been.

Director

Thicker Than Blood

Thicker Than Blood · 2023

Thicker Than Blood

MovieThrillerHorror

Jonathan is a vampire who seeks to get away from his addiction to blood, moving to the outskirts of the city working as a mechanic. However, the weight of his hunger will be felt more than ever when two strangers seek his services.

Executive Producer

Ghost of future lives

Ghost of future lives · 2025

Ghost of future lives

MovieDramaScience Fiction

In the midst of a climatic apocalypse, Sol and Alex live in a shelter adapted for their survival. When the system that provides them with oxygen begins to fail, their fears and ghosts become present. Facing the imminent end, they find comfort in one another, accompanying each other on their last day of their lives.

Line Producer

The Night, Unsheltered

The Night, Unsheltered · 2019

The Night, Unsheltered

MovieDramaCrime

The night before a drag show, two gunmen show up at a gay club in Santiago, Chile. Gabriela will try to handle the situation and avoid a violent turnout.

Assistant Director