Reina is an award-winning filmmaker who graduated in 2022 from Yale University. Originally from California, she is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Her semi-autobiographical short film and directorial debut, “LAHI”, has been accepted into several film festivals, won the audience award at San Diego Filipino Film Festival, and has secured streaming distribution with an AAPI-owned production company. Reina has spent time interning at HBO, worked in Kenya as a B-camera operator on a documentary about endangered black rhinos, was hired as an archival producer for an upcoming Imagine Pictures documentary, and has had her photography featured in world-renowned publications including Forbes Magazine. She is currently producing an AAPI-focused feature film which is in pre-production, while simultaneously training with the Philippines Women's National Soccer Team in preparation for the 2023 FIFA World Cup. Reina comes from a family of Filipino and Puerto Rican activists, which deeply informs all of her pursuits as a storyteller.
Produced by: Chachie Abara
