Ms. Manlapaz is an Instructor and an MA Art Studies (Art Theory and Criticism) student at the Department of Art Studies. Prior to teaching, she has done research on social memory in Mendiola, on Cinemalaya and Philippine independent cinema, and for a history of Metro Manila’s transit system. Her research interests include film phenomenology, documentary filmmaking, and Philippine film. Ms. Manlapaz also writes film criticism for the Young Critics Circle Film Desk.