Rinka Romero-SyCip is a storyteller. She received a FAMAS nod for the screenplay for Para sa Brokenhearted (For the Brokenhearted, 2018), which made it to the Top 10 Netflix charts both locally and internationally when it was released.She is a seasoned producer of over 10 years, taking on everything from music videos to commercial work. Possibly due to the fact she is a third-culture kid, she instinctively takes stories and makes them translate better, on the page, or on the screen.She was selected for Sundance's Directing Actors Lab (2020) and completed the course under the tutelage of renowned Hollywood acting coach, Lisa Robertson.Her documentary film which she wrote and directed entitled "Play Hungry", a film on Filipinos and their love for basketball commissioned by Amsterdam advocacy streaming platform WaterBear was released in June of 2023.She is a mother to two daughters (12 and 6), and wife to award-winning film and advertising cinematographer, Zach SyCipShe wants her daughters to grow up knowing that the thing they consider their achilles heel might very well be the ace up their sleeve.
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Play Hungry is a documentary on Basketball in the Philippines. It touches on the irony that not every barangay has a basketball court, but not every barangay has access to running water. It features the remarkable underdog victory story of the state university's basketball team. When asked by patrons why they were not winning games, they said "Sir, we're hungry". They were literally playing hungry. (2023)
This is one of 8 videos we shot for Los Angeles-based client LED Esthetics. Shot with creative agency Paperboat CreativeShot in 4x5 format for socials!
On Trust is a spot that I wrote and directed for Electrolux. This is the second of three videos we’ve shot featuring brand ambassador Rajo Laurel over the years.
The Greatest Plot Twist is a short animated film which I wrote in light of Resurrection Sunday coming out of COVID and the lockdowns.
Come Alive is a short film which came by way of a prophetic vision. I saw women, breaking down, wrestling with lies and labels placed on them.
HousEasy was a concept I wrote and directed in an attempt to break the monotony of the usual real estate ads — likened to people in the malls handing out flyers, and people easily ignoring them. I wanted something that would grab their attention and disrupt the usual
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