Visual artist and filmmaker born to a Filipino family in Japan. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architectural Studies and Cinema Studies and taught in Japan before relocating to Manila. She started out in film as a photographer, shooting stills. Her first feature, Big Boy, had its international premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2013. Nervous Translation was a finalist for the Venice International Film Festival’s inaugural Biennale College - Cinema 2013.
El Festival Internacional de Cine de Guanajuato