Sam Villa-Real

Personal Info

Known For Director

Birthday 1996-05-11 (28 years old)

Sam Villa-Real

Biography

Sam Villa-Real believes editing is writing. A video editor by trade but a storyteller by passion, she works on projects in both local and international spaces. Her most recent short Hm Hm Mhm (2022) with Kim Timan won the Special Jury Prize at the 2023 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. Their 2020 short film Noontime Drama is a 2021 Gawad Urian Best Short Film nominee that has also gained recognition in different film festivals outside the archipelago. Her ‘weirdo na may puso’ (unhinged with heart) way of storytelling draws inspiration from visual art that transcend the boundaries of the medium, while finding comfort in her favorite films as a shelter from everyday storms.

Known For

Director

2022
Hm Hm Mhm

as Director

2020
Noontime Drama

as Director

Editor

2022
Hm Hm Mhm

as Editor

2022
Hm Hm Mhm

as Colorist

2020
Noontime Drama

as Color Grading

2020
Noontime Drama

as Editor