EMMANUEL PAMAYLAON (b. 2005) is a student filmmaker currently pursuing a BA Communication and Media Arts at the University of the Philippines Mindanao. He is the President of UP Salida, where he also served as the Festival Director for Salida Fest ’25, and is one of the regional staff writers for SINEGANG.ph. His work explores themes of queerness, memory, and resistance, drawing from personal experience and the broader cultural and political landscape of his region. His film Hindi Nawawala Sa Pagkawala ang mga Alaala recently won the Gold Award for the Narrative Category and the Kidlat...
