Din Pastrana
is a queer Filipino director and producer freelancing in the Metro-Detroit area. For the past five years, they’ve worked on a multitude of cultural films and projects with a focus on local advocacy work and creating for the people - not for capital.

Din received their Bachelor’s in Film with a minor in New Media from Wayne State University. As a blue collar creative, they work across Michigan as a production coordinator and seasoned production assistant in commercial, documentary, and feature worlds.

Currently, they are looking forward to the 2026 release of their Filipino-American film, “Mabuhay”, a coming-of-age feature about a young woman’s ambitions clashing with the traditional expectations of her immigrant family. Upcoming works include “The Crawling”, a horror/thriller feature about a couple’s peaceful retreat disrupted by unseen forces, and “Rat-Cam”, a comedic short film seen through the eyes of an inquisitive rat and its new tenants.

Fun fact - they love Twice and in their free time they enjoy bouldering, playing tennis, and is learning how to DJ.

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