ABOUT

Non-Sequitur Films

Non-Sequitur Films is an Ecuadorian production company, founded in Quito in 2013. Its main objective is to create and develop film projects inside and outside of Ecuador, always aiming at distribution on the international level.

Since the foundation of Non-Sequitur Films, its main objective has been to create movies with high conceptual content with a fresh vision approach.

In 2021, he had the worldwide premiere of our first documentary feature, "The Legend of Tayos". Our company is currently working in two more documentaries, "The Wise Man of the Amazon Forest" and "Letters of a Killer".

Non-Sequitur has developed contacts with several companies in Los Angeles. With these strategic alliances, Non-Sequitur plans to develop several projects at an international level in the next couple of years.

"Project Heaven" behind the scenes

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The Team

Galo Semblantes

Founder/ Producer

Galo Andrés Semblantes Valdez is an Ecuadorian filmmaker with a strong academic background and extensive experience in the film industry. He studied Film and Video at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. His career includes key roles in productions like "Mono con Gallinas" (third assistant director), "Dance of Insanity" (gaffer), and "American Dreams" (director of photography). He also directed the documentary "The Legend of Tayos," which premiered in 2021 and became the second highest-grossing Ecuadorian film of that year.

During his university years, he interned at the Cero Latitud Ibero-American Film Festival, gaining valuable experience in festival organization. Later, Semblantes served as a producer for the Quito International Film Festival (FICQ) in 2017, 2018, and 2019, showcasing his ability to manage large-scale events. Since 2022, he has been the creator and director of the Festival Internacional de Cine Friki, focusing on fantasy films.