
Directing
Dennis Empalmado studied filmmaking at the MOWELFUND FILM INST. His work experience runs the gamut from sounds recordist/sound designer to writer/director of short, feauture length films and documentaries. His work is influenced by Filipino counterculture of the 1970s and 1980s. His current works were screened at local and international film festivals. He has also worked with some notable independent and mainstream film makers and film scholar at GOETHE-INSTITUT (German Cultural Center). Dennis Empalmado was born and raised in San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines where he currently resides with his wife and two sons. One of his advocacies is to impart film knowledge and incline people who aspire to be filmmakers. With that in mind, together with his colleagues they established Sineuna, a film community based in San Pablo City.
movieL3: Lipad
2025
Director
movieTravelers
2023
Director
movieWar Baby
2019
Director
movieJones
2018
Director
movieIf It Gets Dark
2018
Director
movieEldest Among the Seven
2017
Director
movieHindi Tao Hindi Hayop
2013
Director
moviePandanggo
2006
Director
movieImage Nation
2006
Director
moviePinoi Rock and Rhythm
2003
Director
movieL3: Lipad
2025
Writer
movieL: Lakad
2025
Screenplay
movieTravelers
2023
Writer
movieWar Baby
2019
Writer
movieIf It Gets Dark
2018
Writer
movieDarkroom
2017
Writer
movieEntity
2015
Screenplay
moviePandanggo
2006
Writer
movieImage Nation
2006
Writer
movieTravelers
2023
Producer
movieWar Baby
2019
Producer
movieIf It Gets Dark
2018
Producer
movieEldest Among the Seven
2017
Producer
movieHindi Tao Hindi Hayop
2013
Producer
movieIf It Gets Dark
2018
Gig Scene Person #7 / Tiyo Maximo (Voice)
moviePandanggo
2006
Jeepney (segment "Sayaw ni Aling Sepia")
movieImage Nation
2006
(segment "Tawa")
movieIlusyon
2005
Carpenter 2
movieTravelers
2023
Camera Operator
movieEldest Among the Seven
2017
Camera Operator
movieIf It Gets Dark
2018
Cinematography
movieWar Baby
2019
Animation