Director Carlo Obispo is a Cinemalaya alumnus
Obispo, who also wrote the screenplay of the festival opener, is a Cinemalaya alumnus. He directed his first full-length film Purok 7, which was one of the finalists in the full-length feature category in the 2013 Cinemalaya. Born and raised in Camiling, Tarlac, Carlo ‘Arc’ Obispo went to Saint Louis University to major in Philosophy, minor in Communication Arts.