loving all things creative, carmen is based out of chicago. recently graduating from depaul university with a bfa in film & television and a minor in business, she has experience in content creation, marketing, directing, and producing. in 2025, she was a part of the chicago international film festivals, cineyouth programming internship where she spent six months curating 10 programs, reviewing 250 films made by filmmakers 5-22 years old, and selected 79 films ranging from experimental to family-friendly. also that summer she was the marketing intern and collected data for ciff's summer screenings for over 4,000 attendees to summarize for their end-of-year statistics for the festival. on set, she is a producer, 1st assistant director, social media/marketing, and casting director, working on over 50+ projects over the last four years. she has directed 12 projects and has been a part of the Illinois film festival in 2026 for her experimental film, GARDEN. being from a small town in Illinois and mixed-race (half filipino and half white) carmen explores themes of identity, sexuality, and emotion through each project she takes on. you can usually find her in the art institues, at a trinket shop, or at the comic book store on the weekends.