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.
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.
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