José David Apel
José David Apel (1984, Santa Fe, Argentina) studied film and television at the Instituto Superior de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (ISCAA) in Santa Fe. He is an audiovisual director, musician, and writer. He has attended international clinics at: Bolivia Lab Guión (Bolivia), LabGuion Cinefilia (Colombia), Incubadora Documental (Argentina), Raymundo Gleyzer (Argentina), and the International Screenwriting Clinic at "El Fantástico Teatro Latino Experimental" (Fantastic Latin Experimental Theater), tutored by Rafael Urrea (USA). He holds a Master's degree in Documentary Film from the International School of Film and Television of Cuba (EICTV). He has edited two literary works: "Montefiore" (2009) and "El amor existe atando ligas en el corazón" (Love Exists Ating Ligas in the Heart) (2010). His work includes short documentaries that have been selected at festivals in more than fifty countries around the world and have received awards and mentions.
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Films (13)

A School in the Sky, the People on the Ground
2026 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Music, Executive Producer, Sound

La Historia de un Marinero
2024 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

La historia de un caballo salvaje, una jineta y un cineasta que quería ser Dios
2024 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

La alegoría de la cueva
2023 · Director, Writer, Sound

Rhino
2022 · Assistant Production Coordinator

El Anzuelo no Morderás
2021 · Director, Executive Producer, Director of Photography, Music, Editor

The March
2020 · Production Assistant

Air
2018 · Production Assistant

La Raíz del Loto
2018 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Music, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Camera Operator

Bolivia Extraña Sinfonía
2017 · El gil al que le roban, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Music, Director of Photography, Editor

La Puerta Condenada
2017 · Sound, Music

Totamate
2016 · Director, Writer, Producer, Music, Director of Photography, Editor

La Carneada
2015 · Director, Executive Producer, Music, Director of Photography, Editor, Camera Operator


