Filmmaker
Carmen LoBue is a nonbinary filmmaker, playwright, and actor.
Career.
LoBue was named by "Paper Mag" as one of "100 People Taking Over 2019". They were featured in a "Playbill" write up of "Queer Black Playwrights to Know and Support". They were widely praised for directing the award-winning short film, "Pink and Blue", about transgender parents of color, representing identities rarely featured in film. In 2022, they were a finalist for New York Stage and Film's Founders' Award. In 2023, they appeared on "Slice"'s list of "10 Young Black Transgender and Nonbinary Celebs Whose Careers are on the Rise". LoBue was cast in the third season of "" as Dre, appearing in five episodes.
Personal life.
LoBue is Afro-Filipinx and queer.
LoBue is a survivor of sexual violence and has used filmmaking and community building amongst fellow Black queer people to heal from their trauma.