ARTIST | AUTHOR | ACTOR | FILMMAKER
FACTOLERIN
ROM
Latest Projects
ESKRIMA DE CAMPO MOTION LOGO
composed and rendered in After Effects
ESKRIMA de CAMPO is a Filipino Martial Arts group that requires a bad-ass motion logo so i decided to throw it into a volcano
MEA CULPA
AN AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILM
Mea Culpa is an award-winning short film written, edited and directed by Rom Factolerin. the film won People's Choice award and best performance of an actor in Pelikultura Film Festival in 2017. Selected as finalist in IFFNY International Film Festival Manhattan and Gawad Alternatibo in CCP.
NANLABAN MUSIC VIDEO
FROM THE ALTERNATIVE ROCK BAND BANDIDO A MUSIC VIDEO CONCEPTUALIZED, SHOT, EDITED AND DIRECTED BY ROM FACTOLERIN
a music video shot entirely using a smart phone in the train tracks of Sta. Mesa Manila. Nanlaban is a social commentary music video by the BANDIDO band.
Rom Factolerin is a Filipino writer, actor, and production designer known for his dark, transgressive storytelling across film, theater, and literature. He is the author of Andrea and Dead End, works that explore themes of desire, power, morality, and the supernatural within contemporary Philippine settings.
As an actor, he appeared in The Hearing, an entry to Cinemalaya 2024, as well as The Kingdom for the Metro Manila Film Festival 2025 and Silenced Nights (2026), alongside several short films and music videos.
Factolerin was also nominated for Best Production Design at the 38th Gawad Urian Awards and by Gawad PASADO Awards for the film Alienasyon. His work continues to push boundaries through psychologically intense and culturally resonant narratives.