“I think that for the longest time, film was scared of depicting too much life on our phones because of how uncinematic it is. You would see movies and TV shows where people are meeting up for a coffee to discuss something when in real life that would've just been a text.”

Salvadoran writer, comedian, and actor

Julio Torres is a Salvadoran writer, comedian, and actor. He is known for his work in television and film, including writing for Saturday Night Live and creating HBO's Los Espookys and Fantasmas. He co-created, wrote, and executive produced both HBO series, and each won a Peabody Award. Torres also wrote for The Chris Gethard Show on truTV, and he later directed, wrote, and starred in the surrealist comedy film Problemista.