Rachel Leyco

Rachel is a Filipina-American award-winning filmmaker and actress with a passion for stories that matter. She's also a proud outspoken mental health advocate. Notably, she won a student Emmy at the 2013 College Television Awards as Writer/Director/Producer in the pilot web series, 'The Sub Club.' Her short films, 'Maple's Tree' and 'Bicultural,' were official selections in numerous film festivals around the world, including Outfest, BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+, Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay film festival, and many more. Her TV pilot scripts have advanced as a finalist in the 2018 NBC Writers on the Verge program, a semi-finalist in the 2019 Sundance Episodic Lab and a finalist in the 2020 Sundance Makers Lab.