Samonte Cruz

Samonte Cruz is a fierce trans, mixed race Pilipino, educator, organizer, singer/songwriter, audio engineer, and video editor. He has performed at various arts festivals in Canada and the US, including the Anti-Beauty Pageant, Seattle WA and Roots, Rhymes and Resistance, Vancouver BC. His curatorial work includes queer and trans specific events at Western Washington University: Brown Pride's Queer People of Color Film Festival, The Night After Judy Garland Died (Best Program, 2001/02, WWU) and Just Us: a queer youth art show at Allied Arts Gallery. He received technical training at Ground Zero Teen Centre, 2001 and Video In Studios, 2004 and is now teaching hands-on audio engineering and video production to marginalized youth.

Samonte organizes and teaches with Ugnayaan ng Kapatang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance, on Squamish & Musqueam territories (Vancouver). Salamat to our generous hosts! Mabuhay to Indigenous Queers out there!