Universe Baldoza is a multidisciplinary artist and independent filmmaker deeply engaged in cultural and community-based art practices in the Philippines. Her video-installation work explores the intersections of sound, video, archival material, training datasets, text, and found objects. Her previous installation documentary called Marciano was part of the Japan Foundation's exhibition Modes of Liasions (Bangkok) and Almost There (Manila). In 2013, she was one of the filmmakers commissioned to create new work for the courtyard space of the Sharjah Biennale (UAE). Currently she is developing works around the topic of cross-cultural intimacy, dating, and sexuality.