Marino Darés is a Spanish filmmaker driven by the spirit of 90s adventure cinema, crepuscular westerns, Spielberg’s sense of wonder and classic sci-fi themes. At 21, he directed his debut feature, a western titled Red Clouds (2016). Two years later released his second feature, a Neo-noir thriller titled Blind Hawk (2018) A lifelong fan of Star Wars, Marino has directed acclaimed fan films such as Rebel Storm (2025) or Last Trial (2023), which received multiple awards such as Best Director in the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival and Best Fan Film at the Gen Con Film Festival.