The primary trailer for A24’s Problemista from director Julio Torres performs like a dizzying work-related stress dream — one you truly wish to take note of as a result of it’s about another person’s existential disaster.
Problemista’s story revolves round Alejandro Martinez (Torres), a gifted and aspiring toymaker from El Salvador who makes his method to New York Metropolis hoping to make it huge by realizing a few of his extra experimental, unconventional playthings. Although Alejandro is aware of in his coronary heart that he belongs in NYC chasing his desires, with time working out on his present work visa, there’s a really stable likelihood he could possibly be compelled in a foreign country, placing him in a really troublesome place.
Problemista’s first trailer solely lets on a bit simply how off-putting and unhinged artwork world pariah Elizabeth (Tilda Swinton) is, however it’s simply sufficient to telegraph what kind of hell Alejandro’s signing up for when he agrees to be her assistant as a way to maintain working within the US. In change for serving to Elizabeth curate an exhibition, she’ll sponsor him — guaranteeing that he can keep in New York. However the trailer additionally particulars lots of the nonsensical hoops Alejandro has to leap by means of as a way to make his state of affairs work and spotlights how imaginatively Problemista’s going to depict these all-too-real challenges that immigrants face.
Curiously, Problemista doesn’t have a launch date simply but, however hopefully this trailer’s an indication that it received’t be too lengthy earlier than it’s in theaters.