Marissa Aroy
- Producer
- Editorial Department
- Director
Marissa Aroy returned recently from the Philippines where she filmed a
Filipino-language short called, "The Losing Cock". She received a
Fulbright grant to complete the film. Aroy was named one of the most
influential Filipina women in the US last year by the Filipina Women's
Network. She recently directed the educational soap opera series "Grand
Café." In the documentary realm she produced and directed "Little
Manila," for PBS and produced "Sounds of Hope" shown on Frontline
World. She received an Emmy for the documentary "Sikhs in America,"
which she produced and directed. Aroy holds a BA in psychology from
Boston College and a Masters degree from the Graduate School of
Journalism at University of California, Berkeley. When she's not making
or watching movies, she's teaching digital filmmaking at Berkeley City
College.