Julio Torres discusses his debut film Problemista and finding humour in the mundane. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS “Don’t scream at me,” Tilda Swinton’s kooky art-world outcast jabs at [insert any character from the film here] in Julio Torres’ batshit debut feature Problemista.

One of many quotes in the subversive comedy that deserve to become a regular go-to in the vernacular of queers, Problemista is the perfect vehicle for the Saturday Night Live alum’s signature brand of finding absurdity and surrealism in the mundane.

To the Brits reading this who may not understand why the aforementioned jab made this writer, and many others, cackle, then good news alert: Problemista is now out in the UK.

Synopsis incoming: Immigrant toy-maker Alejandro (Julio) reluctantly begins working for Elizabeth (Tilda), a volatile-tempered art critic (and every employer’s boss from hell) so he can avoid deportation and keep living the American Dream.

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