Celeste Lapida (they/she, b. 1999) is a filmmaker and performance artist devoted to telling stories of a reimagined queer experience. Somewhere in the middle of both their films and performances, is the expression of femininity—it's labor, beauty, and discipline. She has held a passion for visual arts since the moment she started listening to women.
Their film Somewhere a Destination is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel. Taking My Time to Dance will have its Philippine premiere in 2025.
Celeste Lapida presents a lecture-chika on the ability of cinema and the transgender body to present the fake/real and alter the moment of disbelief.