Problemista (Cinémathèque Unreleased)

Problemista.

USA 2023 | Julio Torres | vo | 104’ | digital | Cast : Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Isabella Rossellini u South by Southwest, 2023

Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.

« Problemista, which Torres wrote, directed and stars in, reveals a new willingness to tell a relatable story with a riveting sketch of an honest-to-goodness person. » (The New York Times.)

« An inventive, whimsical and delightfully oddball story of the immigrant experience, Problemista marks the promising writing and directing debut of Julio Torres. » (Detroit News)