Ayen Alvarez
Editing
Biography
Ayen Alvarez is a filmmaking undergraduate from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde specializing in post-production. As a film and video editor, Ayen has worked on several award-winning student films, including the 2020 animated short film "IAMANNIKA" which received the Best Film Editing award from Adamson University's REALIFILM 2021 film festival. As a filmmaker, she tackles dark subject matters as a means to get an important message across while giving equal significance to the aural aspect of filmmaking to emphasize the plot.
Known For
CITSALP is an animated film based on the negative effects of plastic in our world and the irresponsible consumption and production of plastics.
CITSALP
A vlogger wanders the streets of Pasay, looking for willing participants in his ridiculous social experiment.
P.O.V. (Pepe On Vlog)
A seventeen-year-old high school student, Mary, and her new friend Josie, a trans youth, embark on a harrowing journey of friendship, fortitude, and compassion to Manila after Mary discovers she's unintentionally pregnant.
Mary Go Round, Mary Go Round
On an ordinary morning, months before the country’s Presidential election, a mother listens to her child’s cassette tapes, audio recordings from years before. As she recounts and reimagines the events that happened during her daughter’s thesis defense while waiting for her daughter’s return.
Gapos Sa Kadenang Walang Kandado
Three siblings—the chief, the saintly, and the closeted—are spontaneously reunited by a ridiculously long commercial break.
Sala, Salin-Laway
Amidst the pandemic, Annika, a 10-year-old student attending her online class, came across a school requirement pertaining to women. As she does her school work she pondered upon society's expectation of women alongside her mother, who she highly looked up to.
IAMANNIKA
Two siblings namely Alexa and Xander annually decorate their room into a Miss Universe arena and secretly pretend to be one of the contestants. Suddenly, their lives changed as something unexpected happened.