EMERGING CRITICS
Lé Baltar
Lé Baltar is a Manila-based freelance journalist, poet, and film critic. Currently serving as secretary of the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers (SFFR), Lé is also a member of Film Police Reviews, Sine Pop Private Film Club, and Tambisan sa Sining. She has written for Rappler, CNN Philippines Life, PhilSTAR Life, VICE Asia, Young STAR Philippines, among other publications. Lé’s work gravitates towards the intersections of the queer and trans struggle, material conditions that shape art and artmaking in the Philippines, and cultural emancipation by centering stories and voices that have long been relegated to marginal spaces.