Hispanic Film Festival: 'Problemista'

Augustana College will sponsor its 28th annual Hispanic Film Festival on Wednesdays, Oct. 30-Nov. 20.

All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in Hanson Hall of Science, Room 102. Films are free and open to the public. Films are in Spanish with English subtitles.

Film: "Problemista" ("Problem-Taker")
Director: Julio Torres
Year: 2023
Genre: Comedy-drama
Runtime: 1h 44min
Rating: R

Plot summary: Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York. As time runs out on his work visa, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country.