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Petersen Vargas is a Filipino filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Cinema One Originals Best Picture winner 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten (2016) and the web series Hello Stranger (2020).
- Film director
- University of the Philippines
- 2015–present
- Pampanga, Philippines
Oct 4, 2023 · Petersen Vargas joins forces with Dolly de Leon and Kathryn Bernardo in this sassy, bad-ass, revenge-driven dark comedy. ABS-CBN and Star Cinema. “If life’s a bitch,...
- Greg Archer
Petersen Vargas is known as an Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Assistant Director, Art Direction, Script Consultant, Creative Consultant, and Screenplay.
- Petersen Vargas
- Who Or What Inspired You to Become A Filmmaker?
- What Would You Say Has Been Your Biggest Career Achievement So Far?
- Rae Red
- What Does Your Work Stand For OT represent? For Who Or What Is It Dedicated to?
- Martika Escobar
- What Personal Career Goal Do You Have For Yourself Now?
Petersen Vargas was once a young gay boy who regretfully fell in love with a close friend that didn't swing his way. That earnest, youthful experience would then become the foundation of many of his works, two of which include 2016 coming-of-age flick 2 Cool To Be 4gotten, and pandemic-era Boys' Love series, Hello, Stranger. Just like the character...
"Actually, getting into film was an accident because I first pursued political science, thinking I wanted to be a lawyer. And back then, it was like film as [a] career path [was] still questionable in some ways, but I was flunking PolSci at my first year, so I was just looking for something that was exciting. That’s when the film program fell onto ...
"I think what made me cry the most, as an iyakin, was this really specific thing that happened when we did Hello, Stranger. I think it was episode 4 or 5. Basta there was this scene where the main character, si Mico, finally came out to his friends over Zoom. I’ve always viewed that scene as something so typical, it’s almost like [you're] watching ...
Coming from the same lineage as film industry legends Jon and Mikhail Red must come with its own pressures, but Rae Red is more worried about her deadlines than living up to her last name. In fact, the budding director and screenwriter is fully aware that her chosen career path isn't the most practical, with all the bills that need to be paid, and ...
"I come from a very privileged position, even though akala ko mahirap kami nung bata ako. When I stepped into UP, doon ako nakakilala ng students that had it much worse. I think I always want some voice from the marginalized, whether it be women, whether it be [from our] class disparity. I know that’s a very general topic pero I am still always in ...
Martika Escobar was as giddy as can be when her feature film, Leonor Will Never Die, got an acceptance email from the Sundance Film Festival. Her excitement and disbelief only heightened when she received news that her low-budget project actually won the top prize at the prestigious event. Since then, she's been floating on cloud nine—she's still t...
"I do want to make more films, hopefully with the same freedom I had with [Leonor Will Never Die]. I hope that filmmakers such as myself would have the same privilege and opportunity because I was very lucky in making this film. I was allowed to do whatever I wanted, and that is rare. We didn’t have a big budget, but in terms of creativity with my ...
Learn about Petersen Vargas, the director of “Lisyun qng Geografia” and “2 Cool 2 be Forgotten,” and the creator of the first Filipino gay web series “Hanging Out.” Find out his background, awards, projects, and Instagram handle.
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May 24, 2023 · EXCLUSIVE: The producers of indie feature Some Nights I Feel Like Walking, directed by the Philippines’ Petersen Vargas, have revealed a first look of the film, which started shooting...
Petersen Vargas is an award-winning Filipino filmmaker based in Manila, Philippines. His films put focus on the LGBTQ+ identity and his regional roots.
