Project selected for Lago Film Residency:
Mother Maybe
in writing stage
Sonny Calvento is a Filipino director, writer and producer. For 10 years he worked as a screenwriter for ABS-CBN Corporation, the largest multimedia conglomerate in the Philippines. The company was recently shut down by the government. He now devotes himself to filmmaking. Reflecting the Filipino psyche in finding humor in tragedies, Sonny is interested in addressing the sometimes farcical life in the Philippines. His first short film EXCUSE ME, MISS, MISS, MISS (2021) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2021.
