About

Ladder Production Films.

An artist-led production entity and archive, spanning film, theatre, poetry, music, and visual art.

Base

Cebu City, Philippines.

Tropicalcore

Island life as the subject, not the backdrop. Not the postcard. The people, the places, the things.

Film

Film is how we collaborate. The collaboration, whatever its size, is the point. Ladder is not a one-person practice.

Founder & CEO

Portrait of Andy DensonAndy Denson · Official profile

Andy Denson

Andy Denson is an actor, writer, director, producer, and the founder and CEO of Ladder Production Films. A Black and Filipino-American artist based in Cebu City, his work spans independent film, performance, poetry, photography, and regional film research.

He wrote and directed The Yellow Hotel and is developing Must Love Askals. His archival research includes 100 Bisaya Films You Can Watch Online, a living guide to Cebuano and Visayan cinema.

Raised in Denver and Aurora, Colorado. Attended the Denver School of the Arts cinema program from 2008 to 2010 and the San Francisco Art Institute.

Biography and selected filmography · Press and sources