Talent Guide

San-San Onglatco

  • Discipline:Director
  • Program Year:Project Involve 2022

Bio

San-San Onglatco is a Filipinx-Chinese filmmaker who grew up in the Philippines. Since 2007, she has been based in LA, where she has primarily worked in the film industry as a producer and line producer. She was the first Filipinx person to be accepted into the Directing Program at the American Film Institute Conservatory. A recent Sundance Uprise Grantee, Onglatco is an advocate for diversity and inclusion both in front of and behind the camera. She gravitates towards stories about the human connection within a sociopolitical context, with an emphasis on the Filipino diaspora and the immigrant experience.