Vahn Leinard Pascual
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- Philippines
Vahn Leinard C. Pascual is a Filipino film director and writer whose works often explore themes of identity, family, grief, politics, and the queer experience. He began making films at a young age, with his short films screening and receiving recognition at film festivals in the Philippines and abroad. In 2026, Pascual made his feature film debut with Status: Rejected as the youngest filmmaker in the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2026 Main Competition. The film received the NETPAC Jury Award for Full-Length Feature, while its lead actress, Ruby Ruiz, won Best Actress for her performance. Pascual’s short films have earned him several recognitions. He was awarded the Ani ng Dangal (Harvest of Honors) for Cinema by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and was recognized as a Film Ambassador by the Film Development Council of the Philippines. He was also named one of CNN Philippines Life’s “Eight Emerging Filipino Directors to Watch Out For.” He represented the Philippines at the Tokyo International Film Festival’s student exchange program, supported by the Japan Foundation, and later received a scholarship to participate in the Niigata International Animation Film Festival Camp in Japan. He also became the youngest recipient of the inaugural CREATE Awards in the Audiovisual domain from the House of Representatives of the Philippines. Among his works, Alingasngas ng mga Kuliglig (2021) screened at the QCinema International Film Festival and was later made available on the Criterion Channel. Mary Go Round, Mary Round (2023) was part of Cinemalaya’s Next Gen section and later earned Pascual Best Short Movie Director of the Year at the 40th PMPC Star Awards for Movies.
Filmography
My Dearest Darling TBA
Director, Writer
Status: Rejected 2026
Director, Screenplay, Story
KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie 2025
Production Assistant
Yelo 2025
Production Design
Honey, My Love, So Sweet 2025
Props
In the Hour of Judgment 2025
Production Design
Mga Gawaing Bahay 2024
as Man, Cinematography, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Production Designer
Fidel Ten Days Before the End of the World—The Universe Rather 2024
Production Design
P.O.V. (Pepe On Vlog) 2024
Production Design
#teen 2023
Production Assistant
Mary Go Round, Mary Go Round 2023
Producer, Writer, Director, Location Manager
IX 2022
as Television Show Narrator
I Will Never Forget You 2022
as Uncle Joey, Producer, Director, Writer, Production Designer
The Chicks in the Forest 2022
as Chick, Writer, Director, Background Designer, Sound Designer, Character Designer, Editor, Storyboard Artist, Visual Effects, Animation
Sickboy 2022
as Jan Jan, Writers' Assistant
The Gossips of Cicadidae 2022
Producer, Director, Writer
Washing of Hands 2021
as Ordinary Hand, as Pig, Director, Editor, Production Design, Director of Photography, Writer, Sound Designer
In Our Temporary World 2021
Production Design, Writer, Producer, Director
They Who Were Lost In Oblivion 2021
Production Design, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
Whatever is Served 2021
Writer, Director, Production Designer
Alexa, Xander and the Universe 2020
as Xander, Writer, Producer, Director
AaBaKaDa 2020
Writer
Sala, Salin-Laway 2020
as Jema, Production Design
The Last Destination 2020
Director, Location Scout, Writer
Boy Talk 2020
as Kiko
Grand Gestures 2020
Production Assistant
Blue Is Not My Favorite Color 2020
as Themself, Animation, Director, Editor, Writer, Sound Designer
A Poem for The One Who Left 2019
as Young Man, Director, Writer
Auntie Rosita 2019
as Max, Writer, Location Manager, Editor, Producer, Director
Ikay 2019
as Father, Location Manager, Editor, Camera Operator, Director, Writer, Location Scout
A Child Behind Bars 2019
Set Decoration, Colorist, Director, Writer, Producer
Ante 2009
as Kiko
Sisa 2008
as Crispin
Credits from TMDB.