Alan Torres is a visionary cinematographer looking to break the limits of conventional filmmaking by creating imagery previously thought unimaginable. Raised as a midwesterner in a Mexican-American family, Torres grew up fascinated by technology and preferred to tinker with his fathers Apple computer than play outside with the neighborhood kids. From a young age Torres was pushed by his parents to be creative and was given his first video camera in seventh grade. Torres combined his technical and creative skills to direct his first film, a twenty-five minute short titled The Fuzz, which was heavily based off of Beverly Hills Cop and Miami Vice. A few years later while on a family vacation, Torres was introduced to scuba diving and discovered a new world of cinematic possibilities underwater. From that moment forward Torres knew that a career as a cinematographer would combine his intrinsic desire for technology, adventure, and creativity in his life.

Torres began his formal study of film at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in 2008 where he surrounded himself with like-minded filmmakers. During his time in college he worked on his colleague’s projects in varying capacities with an emphasis on cinematography. In addition to directing two award-winning documentaries, Torres’s college career culminated with his role as the director of photography of Duvid, one of the university’s largest productions to date premiering at the Traverse City Film Festival to rave reviews.

Not wasting any time, Torres moved to Los Angeles twelve hours after his graduation ceremony and has been working as a freelance cinematographer ever since. He recently wrapped production on Consideration, his first feature film as director of photography.