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Dean Colin Marcial

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Dean Colin Marcial is an international filmmaker working in New York and Manila. His award-winning films have been screened all over the world including TIFF, SXSW, Sitges, Fantastic Fest, and Slamdance. Several of his shorts are Vimeo Staff Picks and Short of the Week selections and have been featured on Vice, CNN, and Filmmaker Magazine.

In 2010, he co-founded CALAVERA USA, a Brooklyn-based production company whose credits include All That I Am (SXSW Special Jury Prize '13, distributed by Gunpowder & Sky), Fishtail (Tribeca '14, distributed by Netflix), and Yearbook (Sundance Jury Prize '14, 25+ awards, 125+ festivals).

In 2017 he was a recipient of the Tribeca All Access Grant & TAA Alumni Grant and shortlisted for the Russo Bros. Fellowship at the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival. In 2023, he participated in Berlinale Talents and was . He was born in the Philippines, raised in Long Island, and graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Dean is represented by Reality MM Studios, the acclaimed production company of Erik Matti & Dondon Monteverde.
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Elizabeth Olsen in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
    Martha Marcy May Marlene
    6.8
    • Editorial Department(as Dean C. Marcial)
    • 2011
    Hunter
    • Producer
      Reminiscences of the Green Revolution (2019)
      Reminiscences of the Green Revolution
      5.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
      Consciousness
      Short
      • Editor(as D.C. Marcial)
      • 2009

      Credits

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      Editor



      • Coach (2025)
        Coach
        Short
        • Editor
        • 2025
      • Dean Colin Marcial and Kent Szlauderbach in Manila Death Squad (2017)
        Manila Death Squad
        6.0
        Short
        • Editor
        • 2017
      • Alessandro Preziosi, Stana Katic, Alessandra Mastronardi, and Brett Dalton in Lost in Florence (2017)
        Lost in Florence
        5.1
        • Editor (as Dean C. Marcial)
        • 2017
      • Toru (2017)
        Toru
        7.8
        Short
        • Editor (as Dean C. Marcial)
        • 2017
      • The Unrelenting Charlie Davies (2016)
        The Unrelenting Charlie Davies
        Short
        • Editor (as Dean C. Marcial)
        • 2016
      • Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning, and Theo James in The Benefactor (2015)
        The Benefactor
        5.2
        • Editor (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2015
      • Lucid Swing
        Short
        • Editor (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2015
      • Antoni Corone, Mario Ernesto Sánchez, and Taylor Rouviere in Sea Devil (2014)
        Sea Devil
        5.8
        Short
        • Editor (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2014
      • Thanksgiving (2014)
        Thanksgiving
        4.5
        • Editor (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2014
      • Fishtail (2014)
        Fishtail
        6.8
        • Editor (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2014
      • Big Significant Things (2014)
        Big Significant Things
        4.9
        • Editor (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2014
      • 1009
        6.3
        Short
        • Editor (as Dean C. Marcial)
        • 2013
      • Sparrow Lane
        Short
        • Editor (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2012
      • The God Phone (2012)
        The God Phone
        Short
        • Editor (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2012
      • Kyle Catlett in The Fort (2011)
        The Fort
        6.6
        Short
        • Editor (as Dean Marcial)
        • 2011

      Producer



      • Hunter
        • associate producer
        • Pre-production



      • Kantil (2024)
        Kantil
        • executive producer
        • 2024
      • Sid Lucero in An Errand (2024)
        An Errand
        7.1
        • Creative Producer
        • 2024
      • Old World (2024)
        Old World
        Short
        • executive producer
        • 2024
      • Spirit #1
        4.3
        Short
        • executive producer
        • 2019
      • Dean Colin Marcial and Kent Szlauderbach in Manila Death Squad (2017)
        Manila Death Squad
        6.0
        Short
        • producer
        • 2017
      • Fishtail (2014)
        Fishtail
        6.8
        • co-producer (as Dean C. Marcial)
        • 2014
      • Master Muscles (2014)
        Master Muscles
        6.0
        Short
        • co-producer (as Dean C. Marcial)
        • 2014
      • Bernardo Britto in Yearbook (2014)
        Yearbook
        7.4
        Short
        • co-producer (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2014
      • Wisdom Teeth
        • co-producer (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2013
      • Christopher Abbott in All That I Am (2013)
        All That I Am
        5.9
        • co-producer (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2013
      • Gravity Bong
        Short
        • co-producer (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2011
      • But Wait, There's More!
        Short
        • producer (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2009

      Director



      • Jaguar
        • Director
        • Pre-production



      • Manila
        Music Video
        • Director
        • 2022
      • Kidlat Tahimik in Dilaw: Kaloy (2022)
        Dilaw: Kaloy
        Music Video
        • Director (as Dean Collin Marcial)
        • 2022
      • Reminiscences of the Green Revolution (2019)
        Reminiscences of the Green Revolution
        5.7
        Short
        • Director
        • 2019
      • The Midnight Service (2017)
        The Midnight Service
        6.2
        TV Short
        • Director
        • 2017
      • Dean Colin Marcial and Kent Szlauderbach in Manila Death Squad (2017)
        Manila Death Squad
        6.0
        Short
        • Director
        • 2017
      • Antoni Corone, Mario Ernesto Sánchez, and Taylor Rouviere in Sea Devil (2014)
        Sea Devil
        5.8
        Short
        • Director (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2014
      • The God Phone (2012)
        The God Phone
        Short
        • Director (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2012
      • Darkmatter
        Short
        • Director (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2010
      • Consciousness
        Short
        • Director (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2009
      • But Wait, There's More!
        Short
        • Director (as D.C. Marcial)
        • 2009

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      Thanksgiving
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      Thanksgiving
      Fishtail
      Trailer 1:38
      Fishtail
      Fishtail
      Trailer 1:38
      Fishtail

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