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Set Hernandez
- Location:
- United States
- Languages:
- English, Spanish, Tagalog
- Issues:
- LGBTQIA+, Racial Injustice, Mass Incarceration & Criminal Justice Reform, Refugee Crisis and Immigration, Labor issues, Human Rights
- Expertise:
- Educational materials, Impact Producing, Consulting, Impact Strategist/Advisor, Campaign Implementation, Mentorship
- Cultural/racial identity:
- Pilipino, Southeast Asian
- Self identification:
- In-flux
Bio
Set Hernandez Rongkilyo is a filmmaker and community organizer whose roots come from Bicol, Philippines. Set directed/produced the award-winning short documentary “COVER/AGE” (2019) about healthcare expansion for undocumented adults. An alumnus of the Disruptors Fellowship, Set is also developing a TV comedy pilot and a feature-length screenplay. Set served as impact producer for projects such as "In Plain Sight" (2020) by Cassils and rafa esparza, and the award-winning "Call Her Ganda" (Tribeca, 2018) by PJ Raval. Their documentary, "unseen," has been supported by the Sundance Institute, NBCUniversal, and the Gotham among others. Since 2010, Set has been organizing around migrant justice issues from education equity to deportation defense. They are the co-founder of the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective, which promotes equity for undocumented immigrants in the film industry. In their past life, Set was a published linguistics researcher, focusing on the field of bilingualism. Above all, Set is the fruit of their family's love and community's generosity.
