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, Russovoir: - Russovoir was born in Mindanao, but he was raised in Manila, the capital of thePhilippines due to a congenital birth defect that required medical care. He wrote hisfirst original story at the age of twelve, which was published in a local paper forcreative writing.Russovoir immigrated to the United States in the winter of 2014, where he enrolledin a special two-year creative writing program at the University of Chicago. His lovefor film and storytelling earned him a place as a movie reviewer for The ChicagoMaroon. After graduating from the program, he continued in his passion for film andstorytelling by moving to California, where he earned a degree in Film Production, Directing, and Screenwriting from the Los Angeles Film School. He has written, produced, and directed numerous commercials and short films, some of whichtoured in various film festivals.As a disabled immigrant, and a member of the LGBTQIA community, Russovoir isardent in his vision to elevate Filipino talent, stories, and culture, bringing therichness of Filipino voices and history onto the world stage. His passion is for tellingfantastic stories of Filipino heroism, adventure, horror, romance, and happy endings(or not), with a focus on diversity in characters, paving a unique voice for storytelling.Russovoir is still a movie aficionado a n d c o n t i n u e s to live in Los Angeles with hishusband, Johnny, and their three dogs, Chica, Wednesday, and Jamie Lyn.