Marcel Sarmiento


Marcel Sarmiento is a film director and writer who has created both comedy and horror films and commercials. He wrote and directed the 2007 comedy Heavy Petting, co-produced and directed the 2008 horror film Deadgirl, and directed a segment in '. Most recently, he co-wrote, produced and directed the upcoming thriller Faceless. His latest film Totem, a supernatural horror film was released by Blumhouse Productions for HBO/Cinemax on October 31, 2017. He is set to direct The Wildness for Bron Studios.
Sarmiento wrote and directed the "D is for Dogfight" segment of The ABCs of Death, an anthology horror film. He also executive produced and directed the wrap-around story in ', released by Magnolia in 2014.
In the New York Times review of The ABCs of Death it was stated, "None, however, linger like “D Is for Dogfight,” a mesmeric, slow-motion ballet of brutality so distressingly realistic that you may never be able to name a dog Buddy again."
Marcel has also written screenplays and adaptations for Gold Circle Films and co-wrote the book The Modern Con Man: How to Get Something for Nothing.