Carlo Velayo

Carlo Velayo

About

Carlo is a Philippine-born, Australian-raised, NYC-based producer at Stedfast Productions. He was an Associate Producer on Cheryl Furjanic’s Emmy-nominated film, BACK ON BOARD: GREG LOUGANIS, and recently made his debut as a p.g.a. Producer with Jessica M. Thompson’s THE LIGHT OF THE MOON, receiving the 2017 SXSW Audience Award for Narrative Feature Competition. In 2016, Carlo spent two months at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), working as Line Producer on Emmy Award-winning, Filipina-American filmmaker, Michele Josue's forthcoming documentary project, HAPPY JAIL. He is proud to be a Producer on Isabel Sandoval’s LINGUA FRANCA.

Lingua Franca

Lingua Franca

In Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, an undocumented Filipina immigrant scrambling to avoid deportation becomes involved with a Russian slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s transgender.