2.31 Filmmaker Interview with Roger Torres

In today's episode, I interview Roger Torres about his film "Irma," a personal story of family dealing with difficult choices that is based on his own life. The film was selected as a semifinalist for the 2024 Student Academy Awards.

Listen to hear about how the intense personal experience that inspired Roger's film, how he used that to explore a unique storytelling angle, and the struggles of casting actors to play your own family members.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual by Jocko Willink

• Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight by Travis Langley

Films mentioned in this episode include:

• "Irma” directed by Roger Torres

• The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan

• The Last of Us created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann

• Inception directed by Christopher Nolan

• Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese

Video Games mentioned in this episode include:

• Kingdom Hearts video game series

• Uncharted video game series

Check out the film at the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival in November.

Follow Roger on Instagram @rog_torres and check out his YouTube series The Broke Filmmaker's Journey.

Check out the full episode on YouTube.