Biography (4)
Lav Diaz (b. 1958, Datu Paglas, Philippines) is a director known for the extreme length of his films, some of which run more than eight hours. He began as a musician, poet, and screenwriter for local television, and established himself as a filmmaker in the early 1990s. His best known works include the almost eight-hour long Melancholia (2008), which won the main prize at the Venice IFF, and the nine-hour Death in the Land of Encantos (Kagadanan sa banwaan ning mga… (more)
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Norte, the End of History (2013)
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Director
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
30 (+) films pour la 30ème |
| 2014 |
Storm Children: Book One |
| 2013 |
Venice 70: Future Reloaded |
| 2012 |
An Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
The Boy Who Chose the Earth |
| 2016 |
The Day Before the End |
| 2013 |
Prologue to the Great Desaparecido |
| 2009 |
Butterflies Have No Memories |
| 2008 |
Purgatorio |
Screenwriter
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
30 (+) films pour la 30ème |
| 2012 |
An Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
The Day Before the End |
| 2013 |
Prologue to the Great Desaparecido |
| 2009 |
Butterflies Have No Memories |
Editor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Essential Truths of the Lake |
| 2022 |
A Tale of Filipino Violence |
| 2021 |
History of Ha |
| 2020 |
Genus Pan |
| 2019 |
The Halt |
| 2018 |
Season of the Devil |
| 2016 |
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery |
The Woman Who Left |
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| 2013 |
Norte, the End of History |
| 2011 |
Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution |
| 2008 |
Melancholia |
| 2007 |
Death in the Land of Encantos |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
30 (+) films pour la 30ème |
| 2014 |
Storm Children: Book One |
| 2012 |
An Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
Prologue to the Great Desaparecido |
Cinematographer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Essential Truths of the Lake |
| 2022 |
A Tale of Filipino Violence |
| 2021 |
History of Ha |
| 2020 |
Genus Pan |
Liminal |
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| 2019 |
Kaputol |
| 2016 |
The Woman Who Left |
| 2014 |
From What Is Before |
| 2011 |
Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution |
| 2009 |
Visitors |
| 2008 |
Melancholia |
| 2007 |
Death in the Land of Encantos |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2014 |
Storm Children: Book One |
| 2012 |
An Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
Prologue to the Great Desaparecido |
| 2009 |
Butterflies Have No Memories |
Production designer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
A Tale of Filipino Violence |
When the Waves Are Gone |
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| 2021 |
History of Ha |
| 2019 |
The Halt |
Composer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Genus Pan |
Liminal |
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| 2018 |
Season of the Devil |
| 2007 |
Death in the Land of Encantos |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
The Oceans Are the Real Continents |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust |
| 2017 |
Salvage |
| 2016 |
Singing in Graveyards |
| 2015 |
Gayuma |
| 2014 |
Lorna |
| 2012 |
Colossal |
| 2011 |
Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution |
| 2009 |
Manila Skies |
| 2007 |
Death in the Land of Encantos |
| 2006 |
Todo todo teros |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Taxibol |
| 2021 |
Life in 24 Frames a Second |
| 2015 |
In the Name of Law and Lawlessness |
The Last Pinoy Action King |
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| 2010 |
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
History of Ha |
| 2007 |
Death in the Land of Encantos |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
30 (+) films pour la 30ème |
Sound designer
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
Prologue to the Great Desaparecido |