Available for new projects · Q3 2026
Based in Mexico City · Working globally
Portfolio / 001
EN / ES

Daniel
Nomezqui.

I direct generative video with the craft of traditional filmmaking. Cinematic look, real direction language, production-grade output at scale.

AI Creative Director  /  Film Director
Creative Director at byTHELAB
Direction & Production for
Telcel Alpura Lysol Bitso Binance LATAM Xverse byTHELAB
01   Cinema-trained eye
02   Native AI workflow
03   End-to-end ownership
04   Production-grade output
05   Bilingual · LATAM/Global

Most AI video looks like AI.

Mine doesn't. I direct it the same way I direct a crew: with shot design, blocking, lensing, lighting, lens flares, and rhythm. The technical vocabulary of cinema is the same vocabulary the models respond to. The difference is that you have to actually know what those words mean.

That's the bridge most "AI artists" can't cross, and most filmmakers haven't built. I work on both sides, and I deliver pieces that compete with traditional production on craft, scope, and speed.

What I'm directing when there's no brief.

Generative experiments, capability tests, and brand R&D, directed end-to-end with the same cinematic vocabulary as everything else.

Horse v Car — AI cinemascope still Watch AI
Horse v Car · Cinemascope study 2.39 : 1
AI direction study still Watch AI
Study 01 · Cinematic reel
AI direction study still Watch AI
Study 02 · Brand R&D
AI vertical study still Watch AI
Short 03 · Vertical
AI vertical study still Watch AI
Short 04 · Vertical
AI vertical study still Watch AI
Short 05 · Vertical
Selected Work · 2023 to 2026

Direction across brands, fiction, and AI.

01 2024 to 2026
byTHELAB AI brand work still Watch AI
byTHELAB
Creative Direction for AI campaigns and UGC content across crypto, fintech and Web3 brands in LATAM
Creative Director · Ongoing
02 2025
Telcel campaign still Watch Film
Telcel
Two campaigns: Día de las Madres & Valentine's
Director · Brand Campaign
03 2024
Alpura Ilustradores still Watch Film
Alpura
"Ilustradores" brand film
Director · Brand Film
04 2025
Lysol commercial still Film
Lysol
Full campaign direction, concept to delivery
Director · Full Campaign
05 2025
Bitso UGC content still Film
Bitso
UGC content direction via byTHELAB for Latin America's largest crypto exchange
Director · UGC · via byTHELAB
06 2023 to 2024
Binance · Xverse brand film still Watch Film
Binance LATAM · Xverse
Brand & product video for global Bitcoin and crypto platforms
Director · Producer
07 2024
La Paradoja de la Soledad — film still Film
La Paradoja de la Soledad
Original short film
Writer · Director
08 2024
Alebrijes documentary still — artisan carving an alebrije Watch Film
Alebrijes
Feature-length documentary
Director
09 In Production · 2026
La Catrina Blanche — film still Film
La Catrina Blanche
Fiction short film
Executive Producer
10 In Production · 2026
Peonías y Nomeolvides — visual reference Film
Peonías y Nomeolvides
Fiction short film
Executive Producer
Capabilities

A full-stack creative practice, built across two disciplines.

Discipline · 01

AI Filmmaking & Generative Video

  • Creative Direction (AI)End-to-end ownership
  • Shot Design & PromptingCinematic vocabulary
  • UGC AI InfluencersiPhone, Sony, ARRI, RED looks
  • Image-to-VideoMulti-shot continuity
  • Text-to-VideoStylized & brand-locked
  • Video-to-VideoStyle transfer & retiming
  • AI Voice & ADRElevenLabs · Adobe Podcast
Discipline · 02

Direction & Cinematic Craft

  • DirectionBrand · Fiction · Documentary
  • Executive ProductionFiction features
  • EditingDaVinci Resolve Studio
  • Color & FinishingDaVinci
  • Sound MixPro Tools · 2.0 / 5.1
  • Original ScoreGuitar · Piano · Pro Tools
  • ScreenwritingCeltx · Final Draft
Discipline · 03

Strategy & Production Systems

  • Creative Brief TranslationBrand → Script → Frame
  • Production PlanningCasting · Locations · Crew
  • Post-Production PipelineCodecs · Proxies · Delivery
  • Custom AI ToolingWorkflow software (see below)
  • Client DirectionBrief → Approval → Delivery
  • Multi-stack OptimizationCost · Speed · Quality
  • LanguagesSpanish (native) · English (fluent)

The working stack, current as of 2026.

Video Generation
  • Kling 2.0 / 2.1
  • Sora 2.0
  • Veo 3.1
  • Seedance 2.0
  • Runway · Gen-3
  • Higgsfield
Image Generation
  • Flux 2.2 Pro
  • Nano Banana Pro
  • Seedream / Seedream Light
  • Imagen 4.5
  • Midjourney
Voice & Audio
  • ElevenLabs
  • Adobe Podcast
  • Pro Tools
  • Artlist (stock + VO)
  • GarageBand (composition)
Editing & Post
  • DaVinci Resolve Studio
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Avid Media Composer
  • CapCut
Proprietary Tooling

I build the tools I direct with.

Custom-built software that automatically breaks down a film production from a screenplay, interpreting characters, wardrobe, locations, day/night, props, VFX, and transportation. Exports clean CSVs with reference images attached. Built in Spanish, optimized for LATAM productions. The kind of pre-production tool that didn't exist for our market, so I made it.

Screenplay
AI Breakdown
CSV + References
Production-Ready

Direction, content, and AI production, built in one body of work.

Daniel Nomezqui is a film director, content creator, and AI production strategist trained in Film & Television at CENTRO (Mexico City) with an exchange program at Southern New Hampshire University and direction studies at Fundación Universidad del Cine. He directs high-impact campaigns for leading brands across digital and broadcast, at the front line of AI production, integrating Kling, Seedance, Higgsfield, Flux, and Nano Banana into image-to-video, video-to-video, and text-to-video pipelines.

Full CV · 2 languages × 2 themes ~380 KB · 2 pages each

Experience

Director · Postproducer · Content Creator · Meraki Content
Dec 2023 — Present
  • Direction of creative campaigns for Lysol, Alpura, Telcel, Andrea, Bitso, Bitsave, Caribe, and more.
  • AI content production using Kling, Seedance, Higgsfield, Flux, and Nano Banana across image-to-video, video-to-video, and text-to-video.
  • Post-production for Vans, Whirlpool, Alpura, Nacional Monte de Piedad, Walmart, and Elektra.
Freelance Content Creator · Xverse
Oct 2024 — Present
  • Development and adaptation of content for X, TikTok, and YouTube targeting Web3 and crypto audiences.
Content Manager & Creator · Virtua
2021 — 2023
  • Narrative experiences and community content for a Web 3.0 metaverse platform.

Selected Direction Credits

Alpura — Día de los Muertos · Sam's Club — Fin Irresistible 2025Aug 2025
Banco Azteca — Back to School BTS · Alpura — IlustradoresJul 2025
Telcel — Día de las Madres · Lysol — Más Fácil QueMar — May 2025
Telcel — San Valentín Digital · Santander — Recap AnualJan — Dec 2024
Suburbia — Jeansmania BTS · Alebrijes — DocumentaryNov 2024
Xverse — Bitcoin Conference · Great Value — BTSJun — Jul 2024
La Paradoja de la Soledad · Binance × The Weeknd2023 — 2024

Looking for a director who speaks both languages?

Email
daniel@bythelab.xyz
LinkedIn
/in/daniel-nomezqui
Available for new projects starting Q3 2026. Remote globally, on-location in Mexico, US & LATAM.
Hire for
  • Brand Campaigns (Direction + AI)
  • UGC at Scale (AI-powered)
  • Creative Direction for Agencies
  • End-to-End Brand Films
  • Production Consulting (AI Pipelines)
  • Fiction · Documentary