Facundo Marguery is a Uruguayan documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on social storytelling and human centred narratives. He is best known for directing and editing the feature length documentary A 60 km/h (2014), a road movie built from intimate family footage that follows a father and his sons on a journey around the world in a Citroen Mehari. Through careful narrative construction and editing, Marguery transformed a personal travel record into a widely recognised documentary.
Alongside his work as a director, he has developed a career in cinematography and editing, contributing to projects that address social justice, human rights and overlooked social realities. His films are marked by a strong attention to human relationships and by visual approaches that support emotional and ethical engagement rather than spectacle.
Marguery began his filmmaking career with the short documentary Echoes of the Past, which explores the experiences of survivors of the Argentine dictatorship. The film received early recognition at festivals and helped establish his interest in memory, trauma and historical responsibility.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he studied Film and Television at the National University of La Plata, where he developed his commitment to documentary cinema as a tool for social reflection. Today, he is regarded as a distinct voice in contemporary documentary filmmaking, noted for his ability to shape deeply personal material into stories with broader social resonance.
