Date | Location | Time | Tickets |
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Sunday, June 4, 2023 | TCL Chinese Theaters Auditorium 1 | 7:00 PM PDT | BUY TICKETS |
Problemista
Directed by Julio Torres
USA | 98 min | 2023
An aspiring toy designer struggles 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.
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. From writer/director Julio Torres comes a surreal adventure through the equally treacherous worlds of New York City and the U.S. Immigration system.
Julio Torres is a Brooklyn-based comedian who moved to NYC from El Salvador. Julio is an Emmy-nominated and WGA-winning writer. His work on "Saturday Night Live" garnered four Emmy nominations and received much acclaim from The New York Times, Vulture, Vanity Fair, and more. Julio has also performed stand up on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" as well as "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". In 2017, Julio headlined his first solo hour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival "My Favorite Shapes: By Julio Torres" to rave reviews.
Film Title in English | Troublemaker |
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Type of Film | Feature |
Country of Origin | USA |
Year Film Was Completed | 2023 |
Runtime | 98 min |
Director | Julio Torres |
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Produced by | Julio Torres, Dave McCary, Ali Herting, Emma Stone |
Written by | Julio Torres |
Cinematography | Fredrik Wenzel |
Edited by | Sara Shaw, Jacob Schulsinger |
Music by | Robert Ouyang Rusli |
Sound Design | Ruy GarcĂa |
Art Direction | Katie Byron |
Main Cast | Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Isabella Rossellini, Larry Owens, Catalina Saavedra, Greta Lee |
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