Emilio Miguel Torres

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 2000-05-10 (24 years old)

Place of Birth Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Emilio Miguel Torres

Biography

Emilio Miguel Torres is an award-winning Puerto Rican-Mexican American filmmaker based in Phoenix, Arizona. He received a BFA in Film & Television Production from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2021 and has written, directed, and produced films and diverse media productions. His films "Valor & Sacrifice," "the fix," and "The Ladder" have screened at numerous international film festivals and have won awards such as the First Prize Kalborg Award from NYU's New Visions and Voices Film Festival as well as the Critics' Choice Award at the Sci-On Film Festival, and Best Film at the 2023 Apex Film Festival. Torres won third prize for "the fix" at the ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Festival in 2022. His commercial directing has allowed him to work with clients such as the Disney Theatrical Group and his narrative work has been picked up for streaming on Alaska Airlines' in-flight streaming platform. "The Ladder," his upcoming feature debut, is a sci-fi, drama film produced in his hometown of Ketchikan, Alaska and has been the first narrative feature film to be produced in the state's first city since 1954. It will premiere in 2025.

Known For

Director

The Ladder

as Director

The Ladder

as Director

2023
the fix

as Director

2021
Valor & Sacrifice

as Director

2020
Mikey

as Director

2019
Wannabe

as Director

Writer

The Ladder

as Writer

The Ladder

as Writer

2023
the fix

as Writer

2021
2020
Mikey

as Writer

2019
Wannabe

as Writer

Editor

2021
2020
Mikey

as Editor

2020
2019
Wannabe

as Editor

Producer

2022
Fiber Optics

as Associate Producer

2021
40 Nickels

as Production Assistant

Art

2022
Fiber Optics

as Graphic Designer

Camera

2020
The Laramie Project

as Director of Photography