Kim Torres
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 12, 1993
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).
Filmography
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If We Don't Burn, How Do We Light Up the Night 2025
Director, Screenplay
I Dreamed of a Gentle Landscape 2025
Director, Screenplay
The Moon Will Contain Us 2023
Director
Night Light 2022
Director, Screenplay
Nuestras Cartas 2022
Director
Suncatcher 2021
Director
Era más grande la tierra 2025
Writer
Náufragos 2024
Screenplay
Ghost, Animal 2020
Producer
The Shadow of the Desert (or the Paradise Regained) 2020
Screenplay
Lightning Falls Behind 2017
Assistant Director
Credits from TMDB.