Zia Pascual
Production
Biography
Zia Pascual is an expressionist filmmaker who uses her voice to express emotion and truth through film. She discovered her love for creating videos on YouTube in 2015, later pursuing a degree in digital film at Mapua University to tell stories rooted in real-life pain, healing, and empowerment. In 2017, she became a vlogger under ABS-CBN's Adober Studios Multimedia Channel Network, later starring in a web series titled "Bunso" (2018) directed by Emman Nimedez and "Kahulugan ng Sabaw" (2019) by Xian Tobias. In 2020, she released her debut single, "The New Pretty," on digital platforms — a woman empowerment anthem that redefines beauty as strength.
Known For
In a world of online fame built on likes and lies, an aspiring star must uncover the darkness behind the lens—before it swallows her whole.
Behind the Lens
Balintuna is an experimental film about a woman who wants to escape the violence and sexual abuse of his own father, a pastor of a religious church.
Balintuna
Curious about her parents’ love story, a daughter asks how her mother and father met. Both parents share different, contradicting accounts of which parent made the first move.