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José Luis Torres Leiva

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
1

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 1, 1975 (51 years old)

Place of Birth
Chile

José Luis Torres Leiva

Biography

José Luis Torres Leiva (born 1975, Chile) is a film director, editor, and screenwriter.

He has made a considerable number of short films and independent videos. The Sky, the Earth and the Rain (2008) was his first feature film. Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund (HBF), it was nominated for a Tiger Award and won the FIPRESCI Award at IFFR in 2008. Summertime has also been supported by the HBF and had its premiere at the Venice film festival in 2011.

Known For

Directing

2025When Clouds Hide the Shadow...Director
2022Under the Sky Shelter...Script Supervisor
2021Alicia Dreams of a Lighthouse...Director
2021Against all the evils of the world...Director
2020Winter: Images of Contemporary Chilean Architecture...Director
2019Death Will Come and Shall Have Your Eyes...Director
2018About Things That Happened to Me...Director
2017Nada pertenece a la memoria...Director
2017Ana's Dream...Director
2017All the Letters that I Never Sent...Director
2016Los soñadores...Director
2016The Winds Know That I'm Coming Back Home...Director
2015Adios amigo mío, sin gestos, sin palabras...Director
2014See and Listen...Director
201311 Habitaciones en Antártica...Director
2013What Is This Story and How Does It End?...Director
2012Copia imperfecta: para Raúl Ruiz...Director
2011Verano...Director
2011The Little White Doves...Director
2011Lucia...Assistant Director
2010Three Weeks Later...Director
2010Un minuto de silencio...Director
2010Primer día de invierno...Director
2008The Sky, the Earth and the Rain...Director
2008Trance...Director
2007The Time that Rests...Director
2005Women Workers Leaving the Factory...Director
2004El mal...Director
2004Los ojos abiertos...Director
2004Empezando de cero...Director
2003No Place in Anywhere...Director
2003No tengo nada que decir...Director
2002Confesiones de un caballo suicida...Director
The Arm of Sandow...Director
Nocturnal. Leo Quinteros...Director
Intermediate...Director

Writing

2025When Clouds Hide the Shadow...Writer
2021Against all the evils of the world...Screenplay
2020Ni juntos, ni solos...Script Consultant
2019Death Will Come and Shall Have Your Eyes...Writer
2019Perros sin cola...Script Consultant
2018About Things That Happened to Me...Writer
2018Enigma...Script Consultant
2017Nada pertenece a la memoria...Writer
2017Ana's Dream...Writer
2017All the Letters that I Never Sent...Screenplay
2015Adios amigo mío, sin gestos, sin palabras...Screenplay
2015Land and Shade...Script Consultant
2011Verano...Screenplay
2010Un minuto de silencio...Writer
2010Primer día de invierno...Writer
2008The Sky, the Earth and the Rain...Writer
2008Trance...Screenplay
2007The Time that Rests...Writer
2005Women Workers Leaving the Factory...Writer
2004Los ojos abiertos...Writer
2004Empezando de cero...Writer
2003No Place in Anywhere...Writer
2002Confesiones de un caballo suicida...Writer

Editing

2025When Clouds Hide the Shadow...Editor
2024A Dark Light...Editor
2021Against all the evils of the world...Editor
2019Death Will Come and Shall Have Your Eyes...Editor
2019Perros sin cola...Editor
2019The Guru...Editorial Consultant
2018About Things That Happened to Me...Editor
2017Absence...Editor
2017Nada pertenece a la memoria...Editor
2017Ana's Dream...Editor
2017All the Letters that I Never Sent...Editor
2016The Winds Know That I'm Coming Back Home...Editor
2015Adios amigo mío, sin gestos, sin palabras...Editor
2014Aurora...Editor
201311 Habitaciones en Antártica...Editor
2012Thursday Till Sunday...Other
2011Verano...Editor
2011Lucia...Editor
2008Trance...Editor
2007The Time that Rests...Editor
2005Women Workers Leaving the Factory...Editor
2004El mal...Editor
2003No Place in Anywhere...Editor
2003No tengo nada que decir...Editor

Production

2017Rey...Development Producer
2012By the Fire...Other
2011Lucia...Producer
2008Trance...Producer
2007The Time that Rests...Producer
2003No Place in Anywhere...Producer

Camera

2015Adios amigo mío, sin gestos, sin palabras...Director of Photography
201311 Habitaciones en Antártica...Camera Operator
201311 Habitaciones en Antártica...Director of Photography
2013Candelaria...Director of Photography
2008Trance...Director of Photography
2007The Time that Rests...Director of Photography
2004El mal...Director of Photography
2003No Place in Anywhere...Director of Photography
2003No tengo nada que decir...Director of Photography

Crew

2014Tea Time...Thanks
2013The Future...Thanks
2010Ocaso...Thanks
2004Empezando de cero...Cinematography
2002Confesiones de un caballo suicida...Cinematography

Art

2014Aurora...Art Direction

Sound

2003No Place in Anywhere...Sound Editor

Acting

2016Como me da la gana IIas Self