Nigel Santos works as a copywriter in an advertising agency while pursuing projects as a freelance screenwriter and director. A literature graduate from the University of Santo Tomas, she was a fellow at the Gawad Plaridel Masterclass in Scriptwriting with Ricky Lee (2015), the Bahay Konsepto Filmmaking Workshop with Sigfried Barros-Sanchez (2015), the CinePanulat Screenwriting Lab with Jun Lana (2016), the 11th Rogelio Sicat National Writing Workshop (2018), and the UST National Writers Workshop (2018).

Her short film Dalaginding Na Si Isang (2019), which won Best Child Performer award for its actor Miel Espinosa, was a finalist at the CineMarya Women’s Short Film Festival. It screened locally and internationally and earned two nominations at the 37th PMPC Star Awards for Movies. Her debut feature, Yours Truly, Shirley (2019), starring Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, premiered at the CinemaOne Originals Film Festival. She has written for Dreamscape Entertainment and Rein Entertainment. Open Endings (2025), her second full-length feature and her first Cinemalaya film, continues her exploration of women’s stories, focusing on their inner lives, relationships, and the choices that define them.

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