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EP #19: Cinemalaya Awardee Myra Aquino On Using Films to Strengthen Fortitude
Myra Aquino is a writer-director who grew up in Guam and the Philippines. She is a 2020 graduate from the UCLA MFA Directing program and her work has been supported by the Delia Salvi Memorial Award, the UCLA Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, the Sony Streisand Fellowship, and the Norris Fellowship.
Most recently, she was selected to participate in the 2021 Women in Film x Black List Feature Residency for her feature screenplay LAMB, and her thesis film BEAUTY QUEEN won the 2020 First Place Gold Circle Award from the Caucus Foundation and Best Short Film from the 2021 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.
Myra has also received an MD and Masters in Public Health from the University of Miami. With her eclectic background, Myra is passionate about exploring the impacts of multiculturalism and globalization on Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, and other underrepresented communities. She’s currently writing a coming-of-age feature set in 1990s Guam, and a high school feature set in post-9/11 Philippines.
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Website: [https://myraaquino.com]
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By IndieCoMyra Aquino is a writer-director who grew up in Guam and the Philippines. She is a 2020 graduate from the UCLA MFA Directing program and her work has been supported by the Delia Salvi Memorial Award, the UCLA Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, the Sony Streisand Fellowship, and the Norris Fellowship.
Most recently, she was selected to participate in the 2021 Women in Film x Black List Feature Residency for her feature screenplay LAMB, and her thesis film BEAUTY QUEEN won the 2020 First Place Gold Circle Award from the Caucus Foundation and Best Short Film from the 2021 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.
Myra has also received an MD and Masters in Public Health from the University of Miami. With her eclectic background, Myra is passionate about exploring the impacts of multiculturalism and globalization on Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, and other underrepresented communities. She’s currently writing a coming-of-age feature set in 1990s Guam, and a high school feature set in post-9/11 Philippines.
🔅 Connect with her on:
Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/_myraaquino/]
Website: [https://myraaquino.com]
🔅 Connect with us:
🔅 OTHER PROMOTIONS & LINKS:
Partner and collaborate with us: https://forms.gle/xash81foTJ5GkJDT8
Give us a tip to support us: https://indie-co-membership.helixpay.ph/