This is the story of Alejandro 🌀 Watch the new trailer for PROBLEMISTA from writer-director and star @SpacePrinceJulio , alongside Tilda Swinton, @RZA , Greta Lee and @IsabellaRossellini — In Theaters March 1
Featuring a new original song “Huele a Fraude” from @OHYUNGLi and @STEFALives !
When composer Robert Ouyang Rusli was asked to score Julio Torres’s recent film, “Problemista,” they knew they had to pull out all the stops. Yet after reading the screenplay for the A24 film, Rusli was taken by how Torres told the story of an aspiring El Salvadoran toy maker navigating both the New York art world and obtaining a visa in a completely unpredictable, fantastical, and gut-wrenchingly funny way.
The film’s maximalist vision of surrealist egg paintings, cryogenics, and Craigslist demons brought out Rusli’s most sprawling, out-of-the-box musical ideas. “I went nuts on the pitch,” they explained. “But Julio is the kind of person that thrives off enthusiasm and creativity.”
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Julio Torres (@spaceprincejulio ) breaks down a key scene in his new film, “Problemista,” that establishes the dynamic between his character, who is embroiled in the U.S.’s immigration systems, and Tilda Swinton’s “temperamental art-world lady,” down to the meaning of their hairstyles. Swinton’s hair color is a “shade of red you get by accident,” Torres says, while his character’s cowlick is like an alien’s antenna. Watch his full commentary at the link in our bio.
New York 🚨 Problemista weekend Q&As with @spaceprincejulio start tomorrow! Friday moderated by @rosedommu and Saturday moderated by @tommy.dorfman .
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It’s not often you come across @Problemista , Julio Torres’s surrealist comedy about a toy designer from El Salvador who makes sexting Cabbage Patch Kids feel reminiscent of a horror film.
But with an eccentric plot and a cast of melancholic characters this unhinged, composer Robert Ouyang Rusli says it was natural to come up with an imaginative score of 53 tracks that run the gamut from enigmatic to euphoric to otherworldly. @ohyungli is classically trained in 18th century Romantic-era composition and takes inspiration from rappers like Spaceghostpurrp, and they’re a longtime admirer of sample-based production by Flying Lotus. But what really informed the score of Problemista was their love of experimental ambient minimalists like William Basinski and John Cage, who realized that not all forms of repetition are the same.
“What I loved about this film was knowing I was allowed to go there, so I just had such amazing time writing these melodies and letting them soar in certain places and loop in others… combining all these disparate sounds,” Rusli says.
Read the interview with Rusli at the link in bio.
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“56K Modem, filing cabinets, and elevator noises…I just love how alive the music feels.” Composer Robert Ouyang Rusli on the inventive #Problemista Original Score. Now streaming wherever you listen!
“People aren’t heroes or villains of your story. People are their own stories. There are whole worlds that you won’t get to see if you’re not curious.” @spaceprincejulio for @budsdigest
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“My knowledge about cloning is limited to Dolly the sheep and Barbra Streisand’s dogs.” Tilda Swinton & Julio Torres, stars of Problemista, paint eggs and answer life’s greatest questions like would Tilda want to be cryogenically frozen? Watch the full conversation on the A24 App and YouTube. 🎨🥚
Immigrants are a vital part of our country — our immigration system should be set up to welcome people with dignity.
Listen to this episode of At Liberty at the link in our bio where we discuss how we can better welcome immigrants with director Julio Torres.
Alejandro & Elizabeth ⏳ Problemista limited edition print featuring original artwork by @jonnnynegronn now in the shop — Now playing in theaters nationwide!
