Paul Urkijo Alijo
Spanish filmmaker Paul Urkijo Alijo was born in 1984 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Since he was a child, he has been passionate about cinema, literature and comics. A great fan of mythology and traditional tales, he has a predilection for the fantasy genre. After graduating in Fine Arts in 2008, he began to devote himself professionally to illustration and the direction of short films. In 2016, he wrote, produced and directed Errementari, his first feature film, followed by Irati, from 2023.
The Black Forest (2014)
Sir Hector van Donovan, a brave knight, is preparing to enter the sinister Black Forest to free a beautiful lady. Will he prevail where others have succumbed to horror and death? (more)
Sir Hector van Donovan, a brave knight, is preparing to enter the sinister Black Forest to free a beautiful lady. Will he prevail where others have succumbed to horror and death? (more)
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil
(2018)
Basque Country, Spain, 1843. A police constable arrives at a small village in Álava to investigate a mysterious blacksmith who lives alone deep in the woods. (more)
Basque Country, Spain, 1843. A police constable arrives at a small village in Álava to investigate a mysterious blacksmith who lives alone deep in the woods. (more)
Playing with Death (2011)
The family of Eusebio, a sick old man, believes that he has begun to lose his mind and that the stories he tells, which nobody listens to, are those of a crazy person. (more)
The family of Eusebio, a sick old man, believes that he has begun to lose his mind and that the stories he tells, which nobody listens to, are those of a crazy person. (more)
Every night, Martín's socks disappear under his bed. (more)
Irati (2023)
Western Pyrenees, year 778. When his land is threatened by the ruthless armies of the Frankish emperor, a Basque warlord asks for help from his ancestral gods. (more)
Western Pyrenees, year 778. When his land is threatened by the ruthless armies of the Frankish emperor, a Basque warlord asks for help from his ancestral gods. (more)
Dar-Dar (2020)
In the mountains of the Basque Country, a mother and her daughter take shelter in a ruined hut that seems uninhabited. (more)
In the mountains of the Basque Country, a mother and her daughter take shelter in a ruined hut that seems uninhabited. (more)
Monsters Do Not Exist (2012)
Phonm Penh, Cambodia. Nai has nightmares in which The Yeak, a monster from Khmer mythology that eats children who misbehave, appears to him. (more)
Phonm Penh, Cambodia. Nai has nightmares in which The Yeak, a monster from Khmer mythology that eats children who misbehave, appears to him. (more)