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.
Problemista is bizarre, with an unflinching perspective on the American Dream that hits you at your core. Like any great work of art, the more you think about it, the more it opens your mind to its themes and wonderous possibilities.
– Matt Rodriguez, Shakefire
Rating: R
Run Time: 1 Hour 38 minutes