Directing
Kim Torres
ES, ZH, EN cinema · 14 credits
Born
12 January 1993 (age 33)
Also known as Kim Torres Chinchilla
Kim Torres is a Costa Rican director and screenwriter, recognized as an emerging voice in Latin American cinema. Her short Night Light (2022) was the first Costa Rican film to be nominated for a Palme d'Or at Cannes. Her work has screened at NYFF, Locarno, MoMA, Lincoln Center and the Eye Filmmuseum. Her debut feature participated in La Fabrique Cinéma and Cannes Focus Copro. She was a Guest Artist at CalArts (2022), a Berlinale Talents mentee (2023) and an alumna of the Locarno Filmmakers Academy (2024).
Known for
Filmography
Indignation
Screenplay, Editor
Memory
Screenplay
Hope
Screenplay
If We Don't Burn, How Do We Light Up the Night
Director, Screenplay
I Dreamed of a Gentle Landscape
Director, Screenplay
Náufragos
Screenplay
Night Light
Director, Screenplay
Suncatcher
Director
Ghost, Animal
Producer
Lightning Falls Behind
Assistant Director