Drama Del Rosario Explained

Drama Del Rosario
Birth Date:4 September
Birth Place:Manila, Philippines
Occupation:Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Years Active:2015 - present

Drama Del Rosario is a Filipino documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles.[1] [2] He is best known for his work on the documentary films I’m Okay (And Neither Are You), Act Like a Woman and In This Family.[3] [4]

Life and career

Drama was born in Manila, Philippines. He graduated magna cum laude from the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Communication degree.[5] He later moved to the US and graduated summa cum laude from the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles with a Master of Fine Arts in Documentary degree. His documentary film, In This Family, won the Loni Ding Award in Social Issue Documentary at CAAMFest. In This Family focuses on his personal story of coming out as a gay teenager in the Philippines.[6]

In 2019, Drama won the inaugural BAFTA-GSA Short Film Commissioning Grant for his documentary film, I'm Okay (And Neither Are You), which follows his personal recovery from sexual assault trauma.[7]

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2015PopemaniaWriter/Director/Editor
2016The Big FansWriter/Director/Editor/Producer
2017In This FamilyWriter/Director/Editor/Producer
2018Act Like a WomanWriter/Director/Editor/Producer
2018The End of LifeWriter/Director/Editor/Producer
2019I'm Okay (And Neither Are You)Writer/Director/Editor/Producer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Filipino film student wins a prestigious BAFTA film grant. https://web.archive.org/web/20190711090924/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/Film/2019/7/11/bafta-grant-drama-del-rosario.html. dead. July 11, 2019. cnnphilippines.com. 2019-11-19.
  2. Web site: Meet Drama Del Rosario in Burbank. voyagela.com. 2019-11-19.
  3. Web site: New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Documentary Student Drama del Rosario Awarded BAFTA-GSA Commissioning Grant. nyfa.edu. 2019-11-19.
  4. Web site: Pride Film Festival - In This Family. wearemovingstories.com. 2019-11-19.
  5. Web site: Ateneo alumnus nominated at BAFTA for his documentary In This Family. global.ateneo.edu. 2019-11-19.
  6. Web site: Announcing CAAMFest37 Filmmaker Awards. caamfest.com. 2019-11-19.
  7. Web site: BAFTA Student Film Awards presented by GSA Winners Announced. bafta.org. 2019-11-19.