Биография

Vahn Leinard Pascual (2000) is a queer Filipino filmmaker with a distinctive visual style shaped by his background in production design. His short films exploring political and queer themes have received recognition at major festivals. “Sina Alexa, Xander at ang Universe” (2020) was acclaimed at the Metro Manila Film Festival and Toronto Queer Film Festival, while “Alingasngas ng mga Kuliglig” (2021) won Best Picture at the International Silent Film Festival Manila. In 2022, CNN Philippines Life named him one of the “eight emerging Filipino directors to watch out for”. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) awarded him the Ani ng Dangal (Harvest of Honors) for Cinema.