Filipino-US animation director/writer Januel Mercado attends the premiere of DreamWorks Animation's "Forgotten Island" at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles on September 23, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images)
Filipino-US animation director/writer Januel Mercado attends the premiere of DreamWorks Animation's "Forgotten Island" at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles on September 23, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images)
