Kim Torres
Directing
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).
Behind the camera
2025If We Don't Burn, How Do We Light Up the Night
Director & Screenplay
2025I Dreamed of a Gentle Landscape
Director & Screenplay
2025Era más grande la tierra
Writer
2024Náufragos
Screenplay
2023The Moon Will Contain Us
Director
2022Night Light
Director & Screenplay
2022Nuestras Cartas
Director
2021Suncatcher
Director
2020The Shadow of the Desert (or the Paradise Regained)
Screenplay
Hope
Screenplay
Memory
Screenplay
Indignation
Screenplay