Angel Dust

  • Winter FEAR Horror Film Competition

Alternate Title: Polvo de Ángel

Year: 2024

Length: 15 mins

Country: Spain

Language: Spanish

Directed by: Miguel Varela

Produced by: Miguel Varela
Scriptwriter: Miguel Varela
Composer: Lorenzo Grippo
Cinematography: David del Río
Cameraman: Carlos Molina
Sound: Mario González
Editing: David del Río
Art: Clara Ángel
Hair and Makeup: Marina Alarcia
Locker: Víctor Quintas
VFX: Christian Lizcano

Starring: Rosa De La Torre (Sora), Lázaro Mur (Rubén), DJ Valentina Izumi (DJ Knox), Aitor Sánchez (Rulo)

Content Warnings: Explicit Sexual Situations‎, Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎, Graphic Violence‎, Drug Use‎

SEE THE FILM

Saturday Feb 21, 8:50 PM-11:59 PM – Bloody Saturday Night Horror Films + QA

Everything is ready at the club for the ‘Inferno’ session by DJ Knox. Sora is not feeling well. She wants to go home, but Ruben is not willing to let an easy prey go. When the music starts to rumble, something awakens inside the young woman.

About the Director

Migue Varela Vázquez (A Coruña, Spain, 1994) has directed several short films that have enjoyed extensive festival runs, such as THE CHILDREN OF ALLEN FUNT, CRIMSON, THE CELL and THE BABYFACE MASSACRE. All of these works share a penchant for tension, dark themes, a gripping pace, and surprising scripts, always operating within the realms of horror and thriller.

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Awards

2024 Festival Internacional De Cine Fantástico Y De Terror De Navarra (Spain) – Best Short Film
2025 Terroríficamente Cortos. Festival de Cine Fantástico de Castilla y León (Spain) – Award for Best Special Effects
2025 Terroríficamente Cortos. Festival de Cine Fantástico de Castilla y León (Spain) – Sociograph Award for Most Impactful Short Film