PROBLEMISTA
Alejandro, an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, takes a job assisting an erratic New York artist in this surreal adventure from writer-director Julio Torres.
SHOWTIMES
MAY 17 | FRI
4:45, 7:00, 9:15 p.m.
MAY 18 | SAT
12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15 p.m.
MAY 19 | SUN
12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00 p.m.
MAY 20 | MON
4:45 p.m.
MAY 21 | TUE
4:45, 7:00 p.m.
MAY 22 | WED
4:45, 7:00 p.m.
MAY 23 | THU
4:45, 7:35 p.m.
SYNOPSIS
Alejandro (Julio Torres) 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 (Tilda Swinton) 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.
Director
WITH
Run Time
Released
Distributed by
A24
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Closed Captioning
Descriptive Audio
Country
United States
SUBTITLES
None
RATED R
for sexual content, some language
REVIEWS
“An inventive, whimsical and delightfully oddball story of the immigrant experience, PROBLEMISTA marks the promising writing and directing debut of Julio Torres.”
“It’s a marvelous mixture of surrealism and social satire that depicts the American dream as a nightmare of bureaucracy and phone calls to customer service. There’s nothing more absurd, the film argues, than the mundane.”
“This fearless, authentic debut showcases immense command of a unique and inventive form of humor, while touching on a very real issue with heart and candor.”