In PROBLEMISTA, the eminently quirky and charming filmmaker Julio Torres plays Alejandro, a quirky and charming toy designer who is trying to land his dream job at Hasbro while living the life of an immigrant creative in New York City. Forced to hustle to pay his bills and extend his work visa, Alejandro finds himself in the orbit of an erratic, abrasive woman on the fringes of the art-world (Swinton) who may be his last hope… and even an inspiration. 

“’Problemista’ combines Torres’s comedic instincts into one wonderful package, playing with humor and storytelling in a way that is both remarkably cohesive but undeniably him.” – Matthew Monagle, The Playlist

“A wholly Kafkaesque experience, replete with a healthy dosage of ludicrousness that Torres highlights with magnificent maze-like sets that recall the wacky, dystopian office spaces of Jacques Tati’s Playtime.” – Aurora Amidon, Paste Magazine