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Jordi Torrent

Born April 21, 1955 (age 71)

Jordi Torrent is a film writer-producer-director based in New York City. He studied philosophy in Barcelona and film aesthetics in Paris before moving to New York in 1984. He was media curator at EXIT ART (1985-90) and founded the media production company Duende Pictures in 1989. Several of the films that he has produced and line-produced have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival (“The Keeper”,…

Known For

My Life Without MeMy Life Without Me · 2003
My Life Without Me
6.12003
MovieDramaRomance
A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies without telling her family of her illness.
Invisible HeroesInvisible Heroes · 2015
Invisible Heroes
6.32015
MovieDocumentary
This film documents the untold adventures of the African-Americans who went to the Spanish Civil War, in the thirties, to fight for the civil rights that were denied to them in their home country.
L’est de la brúixolaL’est de la brúixola · 2005
L’est de la brúixola
6.52005
Movie
The concern of a group of people to avoid the sale of the Barcelona pension where they live is altered by the appearance of Dabashree, an Indian woman, and her 8-year-old son. The mysterious mission that Dabashree takes to Barcelona will awaken the curiosity of the inhabitants of the inn until an unexpected event will cause the woman to reveal her secret.
La redempció dels peixosLa redempció dels peixos · 2013
La redempció dels peixos
6.02013
MovieDrama
A young man from Barcelona (Marc) arrives to Venice and confronts his father (Paco), who has not seen since he was two years old. This sudden encounter with his forgotten son both shocks and pleases Paco. Marc, filled with long repressed resentments, discovers in Paco a welcoming individual. The emotions seem to move towards a feeling of connection and understanding between father and son. But Paco's semi-lies, his complex and opaque past, his unclear present, quickly transforms the encounter into a muddy pool of emotional uncertaintie.
Third WeekThird Week · 2024
Third Week
2024
MovieDrama
Alvin, just out of prison, is searching for a second chance in life. His family is of support but it also impels him to reconnect with a past that might disrupt his hopes for redemption.
Miotte by RuizMiotte by Ruiz · 2002
Miotte by Ruiz
7.52002
MovieDocumentary
In the early 2000s filmmaker Raul Ruiz followed painter Jean Miotte to different locations (New York, France, Germany).

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