Lav Diaz

Lav Diaz

Directing
Born 1958-12-30 Columbio, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines 94 credits
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Lavrente 'Lav' Indico Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. He is known as one of the key practitioners of the slow cinema genre, producing a diverse range of some of the longest narrative films that explore social and political issues, minimalistic storytelling, long takes, and cinematic form. Although he had been making films since the late 1990s, Diaz didn't attract much public attention outside of the Philippines and the festival circuit until the release of Norte, the End of History, which was entered into Un Certain Regard section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. His three subsequent films have received much critical attention and many awards with 2014's From What Is Before earning him the Golden Leopard at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival as well as a nomination for the Asian Film Award for Best Director, 2016's A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery competing for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and winning the Alfred Bauer Prize, and 2016's The Woman Who Left competing at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and winning the Golden Lion.
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Filmography — top 60 of 94
Directing 33 credits
Magellan
Magellan
2025 · Screenplay, Director
Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors
Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors
2026 · Director, Screenplay
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 · Director, Director of Photography
Batang West Side
Batang West Side
2001 · Screenplay, Director
The Woman Who Left
The Woman Who Left
2016 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Screenplay
Death in the Land of Encantos
Death in the Land of Encantos
2007 · Director, Screenplay
An Amazon
An Amazon
· Director
Absalom Filipino
Absalom Filipino
2024 · Director
Storm Children
Storm Children
2014 · Director, Cinematography
Liminal
Liminal
2020 · Director of Photography, Director
Purgatorio
Purgatorio
2009 · Director
Prologue to the Great Desaparecido
Prologue to the Great Desaparecido
2013 · Director, Writer
Butterflies Have No Memory
Butterflies Have No Memory
2009 · Writer, Director
When the Waves Are Gone
When the Waves Are Gone
2023 · Production Design, Director
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Producer, Director
Evolution of a Filipino Family
Evolution of a Filipino Family
2004 · Screenplay, Director
30th anniversaire of FIDMarseille
30th anniversaire of FIDMarseille
2019 · Director
The Day Before the End
The Day Before the End
2016 · Writer, Director
Phantosmia
Phantosmia
2025 · Director, Cinematography
Manila
Manila
2009 · Director
Season of the Devil
Season of the Devil
2018 · Writer, Director
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
2006 · Director, Editor
From What Is Before
From What Is Before
2014 · Editor, Director
Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
2012 · Writer, Director
Faith
Faith
2024 · Director
The Sadness of a Portuguese Woman
The Sadness of a Portuguese Woman
· Director, Writer
Century of Birthing
Century of Birthing
2011 · Director, Writer
The Boy Who Chose the Earth
The Boy Who Chose the Earth
2018 · Director, Writer
Naked Under the Moon
Naked Under the Moon
1999 · Director, Screenplay
Genus Pan
Genus Pan
2020 · Director, Editor
Untitled When the Waves Are Gone sequel
Untitled When the Waves Are Gone sequel
· Director, Writer
Death in the Land of Encantos
Death in the Land of Encantos
2015 · Director, Writer
Beatriz, The Wife
Beatriz, The Wife
· Director, Writer
Writing 27 credits
Other credits 17 credits
Acting 12 credits
Producing 1 credit
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