Biography

Jay Borilla is a 3rd year student filmmaker from the UP Film Institute of UP Diliman. Born on May 20, 2003 under a conservative and fanatically religious household, he aims to leverage filmmaking to break free from the stifling conditions of his upbringing and create films that are as liberated as how he aspires himself, and other suppressed individuals and communities, to be. Since 2023, he has worked on numerous film productions, including his own and with fellow student filmmakers. His films highlight the potential of low-budget experimental films to foster larger-than-life stories that break free from the conventional constraints of stand...Read More