The Ladder

In the twilight of his life, an aging Alaskan fisherman contemplates restarting with the help of a mysterious new procedure. More Details »

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In the twilight of his life, an aging Alaskan fisherman contemplates restarting with the help of a mysterious new procedure.

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Aug 12, 2025

!!REAL MOVIE ALERT!! Emilio pulled off something insurmountable here — going to a school like NYU can lead to a lot of disillusionment with the student film to feature filmmaker pipeline, and for many during Covid this dream was written off completely. Emilio is proof that…

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Taylor Williams

May 22, 2026

I recently moved to Ketchikan, Alaska for a couple month stint working to save up and finally get started on being financially stable post-grad. What I weird life it is, especially when you couldn’t care less about money. I hate money. It’s so meaningless expect in the…

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Grant Freiling

Apr 6, 2025

We made a movie and it looks and feels like a real movie. Keith is an absolute powerhouse and the editing is doing things I never would have conceived of on set. Minor quibbles with color timing in some scenes but the movie made me cry in its final 10 mins and I forgot I…

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felrus
Oct 10, 2025

Opening Night Feature at the 2025 Seattle Latino Film Festival 😛

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Emilio Miguel Torres

Aug 2, 2025

So much to say, not much to say. We made a movie! Beautiful work by the entire cast and crew, love for Ketchikan pours out of every second of this film. There are stories worth making and listening to in these small towns. People over 50 have stories worth telling and…

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sarkuhar

Apr 5, 2025

The Ladder is an impressive directorial debut from Emilio Miguel Torres who turned his short film with the same title into a full length feature. The story follows an Alaskan fisherman who is in the latter stages of life who has to think about a procedure that will turn…

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Zachary
Apr 6, 2025

Made by a good friend. Any first time filmmaker would eat their hat if they could have a debut as excellent as this. Well done Emilio. Can’t wait to see what’s next!

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Brendan

Mar 19, 2025

Screened at Fargo Film Festival ✅ WORLD PREMIERE 😎 think it went well :)

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Emilio Miguel Torres

Apr 4, 2025

Unbelievable debut from a young independent filmmaker. The story, the filmmaking, the visuals, and directing are all top notch. I can’t wait to see what comes next for Emilio. This is a must watch for anyone at any age/season of life. I absolutely loved this film.

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