Problemista (Cinémathèque Unreleased)

Problemista (Cinémathèque Unreleased)

Problemista

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

 

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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.

 

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« 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)