"I was stunned, honored, and privileged to be invited to direct the next Miu Miu Women's Tales. I regard costumes as an expression of the lead character's potential as a woman, where she envisions herself as a warrior, princess or goddess." [Isabel Sandoval]
Director, actress, writer, producer, and editor Isabel Sandoval is the Filipina filmmaker who made history with Lingua Franca at the 2019 Giornate degli Autori. Lingua Franca was nominated for the 2021 Film Independent John Cassavetes Spirit Award, and Sandoval is the first recipient of GALECA's (The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics) 2021 Trailblazer Award to honor entertainment figures who stand out for creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity. Ms. Sandoval made her directorial debut with the noir-inflected Seņorita, which world-premiered in competition at the Locarno Film Festival and earned her the Emerging Director Award at the Asian American International Film Festival. Her second feature as director was the Ferdinand Marcos-era nun drama Apparition, which won the Lotus Audience Award at the Deauville Asian Film Festival following its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival
