Ayen Alvarez is a filmmaking undergraduate from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde specializing in post-production. As a film and video editor, Ayen has worked on several award-winning student films, including the 2020 animated short film "IAMANNIKA" which received the Best Film Editing award from Adamson University's REALIFILM 2021 film festival. As a filmmaker, she tackles dark subject matters as a means to get an important message across while giving equal significance to the aural aspect of filmmaking to emphasize the plot.