Allana de Guzman was born in Manila, Philippines. Currently, she lives in Brooklyn with her tuxedo cat Paddington. She attended Penn State University to prepare for a career in international development. She has worked on different international development projects, from land rights for the indigenous populations in the uplands of the Philippines to environmental and wildlife conservation in the Central Africa region with USAID in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But she found her passion in production with a focus on documentary filmmaking after working with the American Film Institute coordinating Silver Docs and as a Director for TEDxPSU. She sees compelling storytelling as a powerful tool in bringing to light the most profound issues of our time. Allana has worked on V.R. productions in partnership with POV, MIT, and Sundance; and projects for HBO and the Food Network. She is the Associate Producer on Frontline’s Emmy award-winning film, A Thousand Cuts, and Apple TV+ docuseries Super League: The War For Football.