JT Trinidad (b. 2001) is a Cebu-based filmmaker. Their debut documentary as if nothing happened competed at the London Short Film Festival, while their first narrative short, the river that never ends, won Best Southeast Asian Short at SGIFF and streams on The Criterion Collection. Their films have screened at QCinema, BFI, Ji.hlava, and more. A valedictorian of UP Diliman CMC and an alumnus of ASEAN-ROK FLY, Ricky Lee’s Workshop, Mowelfund, and Film Futura, they co-founded [kino] kolekta, a nomadic cinema dedicated to showcasing short films by amateur filmmakers.

Earvic Noay (b. March 30, 2002) is currently finishing up his bachelor’s degree in Film at the UP Film Institute. He produced films that have been selected and won awards in Gawad Alternatibo of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, The Manila Film Festival, Film Development Council of the Philippines' Sine Kabataan, Puregold CinePanalo, QCinema QCShorts, and Queer East, and Drama International Short Film Festival. He is also an alumnus of the DAKILA and Active Vista’s Climate Story Lab, iNDIEGENIUS Lab, and BIFF's Platform BUSAN 2024.