Reel 2025 · 4K · Dolby Vision

Stories that
don't blink.

Eli Vasquez directs film, commercial, and music work with a single rule — hold the frame one beat longer than comfortable. Twelve films, three festival cuts, zero shortcuts.

47 films & cuts 2.1M festival views Based in Lisbon · works worldwide
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Format · short & feature

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Format · brand & campaign

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Format · performance & narrative

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The director

Eli Vasquez

Eli came up cutting wedding films in a back bedroom and never lost the instinct for the real moment over the staged one. Twelve years later the cameras are bigger and the rule is the same: shoot for the cut you can't look away from. Represented for commercial work; available for select narrative projects each year.

12
Films directed
3
Festival awards
2014
Directing since
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Available · Q3 2025 onward

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