Dominic Rivera

Dominic Rivera is a queer 20-year-old film college student from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, residing in Manila, Philippines. He was an Arts and Design student at the Lyceum of the Philippines University-Cavite and an actor and writer alumnus of its theater organization, Tanghalang Lykeion. His directorial debut was a short mockumentary film Mahal Kita Maynila (True) in 2023. This is followed by six other films in the same year, in which he written, directed, and produced. These are Bakit Ako Mahihiya?, Ang Mansanas Ni Adan, Bato-Bato-Pik, Luningning, Sinta, Don't Enter The Entrance But You Did Not Listen To My Told So Now Your Face Sounds Familiar, fLuiD, and documentary film Diwata which have elements and themes of queerness, Filipino culture, humor, and empowerment. He was also the production manager of Jan Ivan Lagong's Elehiya Kay Carla (2023) which gained international nominations and awards, and CM Bautista's thesis film Crossing Bridges (2024), His debut as an assistant director started with Yvonne Ruiz' En[Title]d in 2024, followed by Sydney Anne Rivera's Project Luto in the same year.