Max Canlas is an independent hybrid filmmaker and illustrator. He was a fellow of the Amsterdam International Queer and Migrant Film Festival Academy, ASIADOC Documentary Scriptwriting Workshop, and Ricky Lee’s 19th Film Scriptwriting Workshop. He is currently working toward a bachelor’s degree in Film at the University of the Philippines Diliman. His passion lies in creating films that challenge and reshape what it means to be queer on screen and the kinds of stories that can be told about them.