Julio Torres is pictured in the film Problemista, which will be screened Wednesday at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts.

Julio Torres directs and stars in Problemista, which will be screened at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, as Alejandro, an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City.

As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream. From writer/director Julio Torres comes a surreal adventure through the equally treacherous worlds of New York City and the U.S. Immigration system. Problemista is rated R and is 98 minutes long.

Upcoming Movies @ The Reg include Mark Wahlberg in Arthur the King (Wednesday, May 1, at 7 p.m.), the animated family film Kung Fu Panda 4 (Saturday, May 4, at 2 p.m.) and Jessie Buckley with Olivia Colman in the British black comedy Wicked Little Letters (Wednesday, May 8, at 7 p.m.)

Tickets to Movies at The Reg are $7 for movies and $6 for family films, with an additional $1 theater restoration fee added. Special movie engagements are priced differently. They may be purchased from noon to 5 p.m. Monday and Friday and noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at 716-484-7070 and online at reglenna.com.