To describe When Evil Lurks as a horror film about demonic possession is to conjure images of projectile vomiting, spinning heads, tortured priests spraying profanity-spewing children with holy water, and, well, the Conjuring franchise. But Argentine writer-director Demián Rugna’s harrowing film isn’t interested in those things.
The distinction becomes quickly apparent when our protagonists, adult brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jaime (Demián Salomon), encounter the possessed Uriel, the eldest son of an impoverished old woman (Isabel Quinteros) living on remote farmland. Uriel has become a “rotten,” a human incubator for a demon. His body has swollen to an immense size, covered in tumorous, oozing growths and incapable of being moved by a single person.
Here, possession functions like a disease that infests its surroundings. There are procedures to follow and even bureaucratic processes that are meant to respond to the disease’s spread, but there’s only a...
The distinction becomes quickly apparent when our protagonists, adult brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jaime (Demián Salomon), encounter the possessed Uriel, the eldest son of an impoverished old woman (Isabel Quinteros) living on remote farmland. Uriel has become a “rotten,” a human incubator for a demon. His body has swollen to an immense size, covered in tumorous, oozing growths and incapable of being moved by a single person.
Here, possession functions like a disease that infests its surroundings. There are procedures to follow and even bureaucratic processes that are meant to respond to the disease’s spread, but there’s only a...
- 10/13/2023
- by Steven Scaife
- Slant Magazine
Exclusive: TikTok, in partnership with MacRo and UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, has revealed the 10 recipients of its Latinx Creatives Grant.
They include Miguel Dalmau, Giovanna Gonzalez, Herchell Carrasco, Gabrielle Cerberville, Jonathan Perez, Ileana Cabrera, Jorge Alvarez, Dr. Leslie Gonzalez, Jose Luis Cisneros-Carlos, and Francisco Cardozo.
The grant was created following the success of the 2021 TikTok Latinx Creatives creator incubator last year which saw 150 creators and emerging music artists learn how to take their content on the platform to the next level. It will serve to continue supporting creators, both on and off the platform, financially, and with educational programming and networking opportunities.
“We are thrilled to offer this opportunity to these Latinx creators and artists who drive culture and are at the forefront of creating trends on the TikTok platform,” said Isabel Quinteros, Director of Artist Partnerships at TikTok. “MacRo and UnbeliEVAble are industry leaders when it comes to championing diverse creatives in media,...
They include Miguel Dalmau, Giovanna Gonzalez, Herchell Carrasco, Gabrielle Cerberville, Jonathan Perez, Ileana Cabrera, Jorge Alvarez, Dr. Leslie Gonzalez, Jose Luis Cisneros-Carlos, and Francisco Cardozo.
The grant was created following the success of the 2021 TikTok Latinx Creatives creator incubator last year which saw 150 creators and emerging music artists learn how to take their content on the platform to the next level. It will serve to continue supporting creators, both on and off the platform, financially, and with educational programming and networking opportunities.
“We are thrilled to offer this opportunity to these Latinx creators and artists who drive culture and are at the forefront of creating trends on the TikTok platform,” said Isabel Quinteros, Director of Artist Partnerships at TikTok. “MacRo and UnbeliEVAble are industry leaders when it comes to championing diverse creatives in media,...
- 9/14/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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