Lolo is an award winning documentary-short about Arturo Madrid, a 76 year old Filipino-American man, who reminisces on the hardships, wonders and reality of migrating from the Philippines to the United States. Some recognitions include: selections at prestigious festivals such as San Diego International FF, New Orleans FF, Indie Shorts Cannes, and best documentary wins at Impact Docs, Venice Shorts, Independent Short Awads, LA Indies, and more.

Director Biography - Keone & Mari Madrid

Their ability to tell stories through detailed choreography has permeated beyond the dance world and into theatre, music, film and online platforms. While coming from a dance background, their approach to utilizing human movement in visual and emotional ways, alongside their inventive dance vocabulary, has allowed their work to connect to many.

Notable work includes: Disney’s animated short “Us Again,” Broadway theater shows, starring/choreographing Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself” music video, BTS, Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, Flying Lotus & Kendrick Lamar, nominations for best choreography at the MTV Video Music Awards and the UK Video Music Awards, Cirque, “World of Dance,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Dancing With the Stars,” Netflix, Nike, Timberland, Beats By Dre, several Kpop artists, viral videos, multiple champions at major dance competitions and more. Their online work has amassed over billions of views.

Most recently, Keone and Mari co-created, directed and choreographed their first full length nominated Off-Broadway theater dance show, “Beyond Babel” which was a New York Times pick and nominated for 2 Drama Desk Awards. They are also directing/choreographing the Broadway-bound “Once Upon a One More Time,” and choreographing the Broadway-bound “The Karate Kid” musical. Keone & Mari recently announced their partnership with Disney for a new animated short film, “Us Again,” told entirely through music and dance. The film is now streaming on Disney+.