Hernan Barangan

Hernán Barangan was diagnosed with Leukemia as a teenager, and while undergoing radiation therapy, he fell in love with TV and movies as a way to escape. His post-cancer life would teach him that storytelling is actually about turning and facing your fears - so he directed and stars in CANCER REBELLION (Executive Produced by Roger Daltrey of The Who), for which he traveled to all 50 states to interview 100 young adult cancer patients. He also directed THE 100%, a fully-immersive 360° interactive experience; it won the Tribeca X Award and was nominated for an EMMY. Recently, he won a WGA award for his episode of AppleTV+'s LIFE BY ELLA. He's also one of NBC's 2022 LAUNCH writers; a marathon hand-cycler, has rebuilt a VW from the ground up, makes a mean green smoothie and is proudly half Salvadoran, half Filipino, all-guns blazing.