Matteo Pullicino is an emerging screenwriter, writer and poet. He holds a BA (honours) in Maltese and an MA in Film Studies from the University of Malta. His first short story 'Din mhix konfessjoni.' ('This is not a confession.') will be published later this year in an anthology that explores different facets of youth. Currently, he is researching the experiences of queer refugees living in Malta as part of Artivisti, a mentorship programme, to develop and write a short screenplay.