Lav Diaz is a Filipino filmmaker born in 1958. He is especially notable for the length of his work, as his films are not governed by time but by space and nature. His work primarily deals with the social and political struggles of his homeland. Since 1998 he has directed eighteen films and won numerous international awards, including the Locarno Film Festival Pardo d’Oro for ‘From What Is Before’ (2014), the Berlinale Alfred Bauer Award for ‘A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery’ (2016) and the Venice Golden Lion for ‘The Woman Who Left’ (2016).
Filmography
Essential Truths of the Lake2023
Kapag wala nang mga alon2022
Lahi, hayop2020
Himala : isang dayalektika ng ating panahon (short film)2020
Ang hupa2019
The Boy Who Chose the Earth2018
Ang panahon ng halimaw2018
Ang babaeng humayo2016
Ang araw bago ang wakas2016
Hele sa hiwagang hapis2016
Mula sa kung ano ang noon2014
Prologo sa ang dakilang desaparacido (short film)2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded2013
Ang alitaptap (short film)2013
Norte, hangganan ng kasaysayan2013
Pagsisiyasat sa gabing ayaw lumimot2012
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE2012
Century of Birthing2011
Babae ng hangin2011
Walang alaala ang mga paru-paro (short film)2009
Visitors (Butterflies Have No Memories)2009
Purgatorio (short film)2009
Melancholia2008
Kagadanan sa banwaan ning mga engkanto2007
Heremias, unang aklat: ang alamat ng prinsesang bayawak2006
Ebolusyon ng isang pamilyang pilipino2004
Hesus rebolusyunaryo2002
Batang West Side2001
Hubad sa ilalim ng buwan1999
Burger Boy’s1999
Serafin Geronimo: kriminal ng barrio concepcion1998