J.A. ESTRELLA
Finalist · Screened
Pantog (Bladder)
A trio hits the road to bail out from a disastrous family outing only to be interrupted by raging confrontations… and their equally-raging bladders.
Written and directed by John Alex Estrella. Finalist, 6th Sine Kabataan Short Film Lab and Festival (FDCP). An Antagonista production, in association with Kilapsaw.
Credits
Also worked on
Makukulay na Eroplanong Papel 2023
Writer
Dir. Xanthe Baldonado
Sa Dulo ng Ilog Magtatampisaw 2024
Subtitlist · Production Assistant
Dir. Kinno Toogue
Mermaids Don't Play Hopscotch 2024
Production Crew
Dir. Miko Biong
Dossiers
Three film dossiers
Excerpts. Tap a stack to flip. Full dossiers on request: johnalexf.estrella@gmail.com.
Published
Arc Poetry Magazine
Summer No. 107, 2025
Two poems, A Silahis and Nutritional Facts, appear in the Summer 2025 issue.
The Collection
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Branding · Identity · Social
Protohaus
A prototype-making service for students and professionals alike. They bring the ideas; we make them real.
The mark
Green and black gleaned from the colors of a motherboard, the heart of most, if not all, prototypes. The P and H are consolidated into one mark to strike a balance between distinct and familiar.
Facebook page
Product posts
Print · Mockups · Company primer
NYHA
NYHA is built for kids and young students, but the ones who decide are their parents and teachers. Colorful and vibrant for the children, yet clean and professional enough to invite the adults in.
Superkit module covers, 7 titles
License mockups
Company Primer 2026, 11 pages
Publicity materials · 2022
KSDAMP
The film centers on members of the LGBTQ+ community who are still in the closet, so the visuals had to feel intimate and grounded. With the director, I chose the monarch butterfly as the main symbol and built the identity around it. Everything is hand-sketched to carry a sense of freedom and whimsy.
Teaser, first draft
2×2 teaser post
Pub plate
Pub plate
Character cards
Donation drive
Pitch decks · Eventscape Manila
Event proposals
Each brief and art direction came from the client. These decks are proof of execution: how I read a fixed direction and build on it.