Director
Kim Torres
33 years · 13 films
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).
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Best known for
Night Light
2022 · Director, Screenplay
Suncatcher
2021 · Director
On Here TV
The Shadow of the Desert (or the Paradise Regained)
2020 · Screenplay
On Hoopla
If We Don't Burn, How Do We Light Up the Night
2025 · Director, Screenplay
I Dreamed of a Gentle Landscape
2025 · Director, Screenplay
On Metrograph
Era más grande la tierra
2025 · Writer
Filmography 10
If We Don't Burn, How Do We Light Up the Night
2025 · Director, Screenplay
I Dreamed of a Gentle Landscape
2025 · Director, Screenplay
On Metrograph
Era más grande la tierra
2025 · Writer
Náufragos
2024 · Screenplay
The Moon Will Contain Us
2023 · Director
On Metrograph
Night Light
2022 · Director, Screenplay
Nuestras Cartas
2022 · Director
Suncatcher
2021 · Director
On Here TV
Ghost, Animal
2020 · Producer
The Shadow of the Desert (or the Paradise Regained)
2020 · Screenplay
On Hoopla