JT Trinidad (b. 2001) is a filmmaker based in Cebu, Philippines. They graduated summa cum laude and class valedictorian of the University of the Philippines Film Institute. They currently teach Photography at the University of the Philippines Cebu. JT’s works explore the intersection of queerness and geographical tensions, with a special interest in landscapes as transforming and transformative spaces.
Their narrative short "the river that never ends," about a trans woman care worker, won Best Southeast Asian Short Film at the 34th Singapore International Film Festival and the Student Award at the 18th JOGJA-NETPAC Asian Film Festival. The film eventually had its UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. It is currently streaming on The Criterion Collection.
JT received the Ani ng Dangal award from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in 2024. They are an alumnus of ASEAN-ROK FLY Film Leaders Incubator (South Korea), Objectifs Film Incubator (Singapore), and the US-based nomadic film school Film Futura.
Their most recent work “Honey, My Love, So Sweet”, a coming-of-age story about a genderqueer child in a rundown cinema, will have its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival this August.
| 2025 | Honey, My Love, So Sweet - Director |
| 2025 | Honey, My Love, So Sweet - Editor |
| 2025 | Honey, My Love, So Sweet - Writer |
| 2025 | Tomorrow, To Feel - Co-Producer |
| 2024 | RAMPAGE! (o ang parada) - Producer |
| 2024 | Refrain - Thanks |
| 2024 | Ang Halikan Sa Water Fountain - Editor |
| 2024 | Ang Halikan Sa Water Fountain - Producer |
| 2024 | Mama - Colorist |
| 2024 | kung hindi na dumating ang bukas - Music |
| 2024 | kung hindi na dumating ang bukas - Producer |
| 2024 | Pader - Colorist |
| 2023 | Ang Pagbubuntis Ni Ligaya - Colorist |
| 2023 | Dogs Don't Die, They Multiply - Colorist |
| 2023 | Si Toto Mart - Colorist |
| 2023 | The Rats of the City - Colorist |
| 2023 | yesterday will always be yesterday - Director |
| 2023 | Si Toto Mart - Editor |
| 2023 | The Rats of the City - Editor |
| 2022 | The River That Never Ends - Director |
| 2022 | maglaho man ang lungsod, tayo'y mananatili - Director |
| 2022 | the wheels have stopped from rolling - Director |
| 2022 | Like People, They Change Too - Director |
| 2022 | Like People, They Change Too - Editor |
| 2022 | Like People, They Change Too - Producer |
| 2022 | Like People, They Change Too - Writer |
| 2021 | In Case You Forgot to Return - Director |
| 2020 | As If Nothing Happened - Director |
| 2020 | As If Nothing Happened - Editor |
| 2020 | As If Nothing Happened - Writer |
| 2019 | Boom Tiyaya - Director |
| 2019 | Boom Tiyaya - Editor |
| 2019 | Boom Tiyaya - Writer |
| The Red Banca - Assistant Director |
| 1... 2... Strike!!! - Script Consultant |
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