Rinka Romero-SyCip is a consummate storyteller. She received a 2019 FAMAS nod for the screenplay for Para sa Brokenhearted (For the Brokenhearted), which made it to the Top 10 Netflix charts.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 wrote and directed a short film on the UP Men’s Basketball Team entitled “Play Hungry” which was funded by Amsterdam streaming platform WaterBear Network.As a freelance Creative Director, she recently shaped the Philippine leg of a global campaign under the New York headquarters of M&C Saatchi and SS+K, working alongside creatives from the legendary Obama campaign. Her ability to blend cultural nuance with bold vision shines through in every project.Selected for the Sundance Co//Labs Directing Actors Certificate Program, she trained under Hollywood’s “secret weapon,” Lisa Robertson, known for her work with Alexis Bledel on The Handmaid’s Tale. Ikawalo was her workshop piece for the program.Rinka weaves provocative, human-driven stories, in both long and short form, that bring outsider perspectives to the forefront.