The Ladder

Emilio Miguel Torres

2022•16 min.•

United States of America

In the twilight of his life, an aging Alaskan fisherman must decide between accepting old age or restarting his life with a mysterious new scientific procedure. The original short film that the 2025 feature film is based on.

Science Fiction
Drama

Cast

KS
Keith Smith
Arthur
JK
Jeff Karlson
Ryan
HP
Heidi Poet
Emily
CW
Connor Wodehouse
Young Joe
KT
Katherine Tatsuda
Doctor
DK
Dave Kiffer
Actilife Van Driver
MB
Maggie Barry
Actilife Voice

Crew

Niko Guardado
Production
AH
Alexandria Hellman
Production
Taylor J. Williams
Camera
JY
Jackson Yeomans
Lighting
PB
Patrick Badescu
Editing
LH
Levi Hawkes
Sound
TR
Tobias Romero
Camera
FAW
Felix Alexander Wong
Sound
Emilio Miguel Torres
Directing
MB
Maggie Barry
Directing
MC
Megan Cornwall
Directing
SK
Sarah Kuharich
Camera
MB
Maggie Barry
Production
MT
Miguel Torres
Production
Emilio Miguel Torres
Writing
JV
Josué Vera
Sound
TH
Tristan Harris
Sound
Simon J. Li
Sound