EP. 1706: Filmmaker Patrick Torres (DEMON)

WILDsound: The Film Podcast · Feb 25, 2026

DEMON, 18min., USA

Directed by Patrick Torres

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What motivated you to make this film?

I’ve always been interested in the fantasy/ heroic journey genre of film and I feel like we don’t get enough of them today. The muse also seemed to dump a bunch of stories into my head without me requesting them and feel compelled to start creating all of the stories I have written so far.

From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?

Demon took about 18 months to create mostly due to a big injury on my end and crew setbacks…