Drama Del Rosario
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Drama Del Rosario is a
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documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his work on the documentary films ''I’m Okay (And Neither Are You)'', ''Act Like a Woman'' and ''In This Family''.


Life and career

Drama was born in
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,
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. He graduated ''
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'' from the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Communication degree. He later moved to the US and graduated
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from the
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in Los Angeles with a Master of Fine Arts in Documentary degree. His documentary film, ''In This Family'', won the Loni Ding Award in Social Issue Documentary at
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. ''In This Family'' focuses on his personal story of coming out as a gay teenager in the Philippines. In 2019, Drama won the inaugural BAFTA-GSA Short Film Commissioning Grant for his documentary film, ''I'm Okay (And Neither Are You)'', which follows his personal recovery from sexual assault trauma.


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