Kip Oebanda, born on September 12, 1982 inside a prison cell in Iloilo City as Dakip Flores Oebanda, is a Filipino director, writer, and actor.

Director Kip Oebanda grew up seeing only the jarred walls where his mother, Ma. Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, was detained as a political prisoner under the Marcos regime. For four years, Kip spent his childhood trying to live a normal life in prison which he innocently thought was his home.

The director never really studied film—at least not initially. He has an economics degree from San Beda College and a Master’s degree in economics and management from the Asian Institute Management, all of which don’t really have much contribution to what he does now (except maybe in the marketing aspect of his films).

(Source: Manila Bulletin) Edit Biography