Featured Work
Transit (2013), 93 minutes
co-writer/director/co-editor
Transit explores the intersecting stories of Filipinos in Tel Aviv when the threat of a law deporting the children of migrant workers looms over their precarious lives. Philippines’ Entry to the 86th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category.
Screened at the MoMA, New York, as part of the film series “A New Golden Age: Contemporary Philippine Cinema”
Notable Awards: Best Film, Best Director, and 8 other awards – Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Special Mention, New Currents – Busan International Film Festival, Student Jury Prize, Tokyo FILMEx
Digital Shorts & Branded Films
#GetToKnowMom
A digital short film for Globe Telecom Mother’s Day 2017.
Selected Short Films
Ruweda (2012) – writer/director/editor/producer
Festivals: Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival (2012), Tampere Film Festival, 2013, International Short Film Festival Detmold (2013), Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (2013)
Awards: Audience Choice Award (Cinemalaya 2012)
Alpaca Farm (2018) – writer/director/editor/producer
Festivals: Athens International Film + Video Festival (2019), Diwa Filipino Film Festival (2019), Windy City International Film Festival (2019)