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Zenaida

Directed by San-San Onglatco

Complications arise when an undocumented Filipino-Muslim caregiver who works for an aging diva, secretly borrows her glamorous outfits to add pizzazz to his new drag act.

San-San Onglatco is a Los Angeles based Filipinx-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 graduated with an MFA from the AFI Conservatory’s Directing Program. 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/a/x diaspora.

Plays in

Shorts Program II: In Real Time

Ordinary lives captured, extraordinary stories revealed. Illuminating stories that confront today’s world, told from every walk of life.

Dates & Times

Theater 13, AMC Theater Plaza Bonita, Westfield

October 10, 2025
2:30 pm