Elaissa Bautista is a writer, filmmaker, and an aspiring archivist working under the pen name Kapelikula, a homage to her Batangueña roots, coffee obsession, and love for films.☕️
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Research: Commemorative Film Programming of Martial Law Film Archives
(2024-present)
Ang Pagtula Bilang Isang Proseso ng Shapeshifting
(Sanaysay, 2023)
Pagsulat ng Tula under Eugene Evasco
The Rats of the City
(Essay, 2022)
1st Place Life UPdates of LIKHAAN
I enjoy the company
of ghosts a little more than sometimes
(Poetry, 2022)
2nd Place Life UPdates of LIKHAAN
"...Katulad ng Maynila, ang bawat sulok ng mga tula ko ay marumi, maingay,
at malibog ngunit hindi nauubusan ng sorpresa, pag-ibig, at pakikibaka."
-excerpt from Ang Pagtula Bilang Isang Porma
ng Shapeshifting, 2023
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The Rats of the City (2023) —Sinepiyu XV, Elevated Frames, FDCP Academia Online First Cycle, CineFilipina 2024
Because Sometimes, A Sea is Just a Salted, Sand-filled Slaughterhouse (2024) —Time After TimeProducer
projections of the city's daughter (2024) dir. Julianne Reyes —Shorlisted, Best Documentary Short, SFFR
Calling 84843 (2025) dir. Raia Miranda —Split International Film FestivalCreative Producer, Line Producer, and Production Manager
Dogs Don't Die, They Multiply (2023) dir. Redsh Alba
Indigo (2023) dir. Ace Balbarez —Nominee, Best Short Film, FAMAS 2024, Bakunawa Film Festival 2025
ligawang malay (2024) dir. Redsh Alba —Emirates Film Festival 2024, Bakunawa Film Festival 2025Production Designer
The Rats of the City (2023) dir. Elaissa Bautista
Tomorrow, to Feel (2025) dir. Maki Makilan —CCCL Film Festival 2025, Binisaya International Film FestivalArt Director
yesterday will always be yesterday (2023) dir. JT Trinidad
Sayaw sa Araw at Ulan (2023) dir. Silver Racca
st[r]ay with me (2023) dir. Ma. Sophia SibalArt Department
Last Full Show (2023) dir. Ivan Gentolizo
Si Toto Mart (2023) dir. Aiah Gertos
Ang Pagbubuntis ni Ligaya (2023) dir. Jean Lugtu
Reset U/I dir. JP HabacAnimation & Layout
floating in between (2023) dir. Ienne Junsay —Gawad Alternatibo 2023, Animation Category
kain tayo! (2024) dir. Ienne Junsay
Because Sometimes, A Sea is Just a Salted, Sand-filled Slaughterhouse (2024)Translation
Mama (2024) dir. Alexandra Brizuela —Cinemalaya Shorts 2024
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Elaissa Bautista (b. 1999, Batangas) is a filmmaker-writer under the pen name Kapelikula, a homage to her Batangueña heritage and love of films. She is a BA Film graduate from the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a distinction of Best Research Thesis that focuses on martial law film archives and programming. She has worked as a producer, production manager, art director, art department coordinator, translator, and researcher for multi-awarded and nominated short films. In 2023, she began focusing her work on film and audiovisual archiving. As of 2025, she currently works as a project officer at the Quezon City Film Commission and serves as the project lead for QCinema Industry.As a Southern Tagalog artist, she often writes about bodies and spaces in regional and urban landscapes. After self-publishing her poetry collections and producing her guerilla-shot debut film The Rats of the City (2023), her goal has been to find more spaces for women’s rights and the labor rights. As a film about homelessness, The Rats of the City (2023) remains a nomad film, screening in various places across the country.email & messaging
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