Kim Torres
Directing
- Born
- January 12, 1993 (age 33)
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
Lightning Falls Behind
January 28, 2017
Suncatcher
August 9, 2021
Night Light
May 26, 2022
The Shadow of the Desert (or the Paradise Regained)
March 9, 2020
Ghost, Animal
October 5, 2020
Nuestras Cartas
April 1, 2022
The Moon Will Contain Us
August 10, 2023
If We Don't Burn, How Do We Light Up the Night
September 22, 2025
Indignation
Memory
Hope
Náufragos
October 18, 2024
Behind the camera14
- 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
- 2020Ghost, Animal Producer
- 2020The Shadow of the Desert (or the Paradise Regained)