San-San Onglatco

San-San Onglatco is a Los Angeles based Filipino-Chinese filmmaker who grew up in the Philippines. She is a 2021 Sundance Uprise Grantee and a 2022 Film Independent Project Involve Directing Fellow. After over a decade working in the industry as producer and line producer, she decided to focus on directing. She was the first Filipino/x/a to be accepted into the Directing Program at the AFI Conservatory. Also a writer, she holds a Certificate in Screenwriting from UCLA. In 2007, she graduated from the prestigious Ateneo de Manila University with a B.A. in Literature (English). Onglatco is an advocate for amplifying underrepresented voices both in front and behind the camera. She gravitates towards stories about the human connection within a sociopolitical context, with an emphasis on the immigrant experience and the Filipino/x/a diaspora.