Lav Diaz
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing51
movieMagellan
2025
Director
moviePhantosmia
2025
Director
movieFaith
2024
Director
movieWhen the Waves Are Gone
2023
Director
movieHistory of Ha
2021
Director
movieGenus Pan
2020
Director
movieLiminal
2020
Director
movieThe Halt
2019
Director
movieJourney
2019
Director
movieSeason of the Devil
2018
Director
movieThe Woman Who Left
2016
Director
movieThe Day Before the End
2016
Director
movieFragment
2015
Director
movieStorm Children
2014
Director
movieFrom What Is Before
2014
Director
movieFlorentina Hubaldo, CTE
2012
Director
movieCentury of Birthing
2011
Director
moviePurgatorio
2009
Director
movieMelancholia
2008
Director
movieImage Nation
2006
Director
movieJesus the Revolutionary
2002
Director
movieBatang West Side
2001
Director
movieNaked Under the Moon
1999
Director
movieBurger Boys
1999
Director
movieKawalan
Director
movieHenrico's Farm
Director
An Amazon
Director
movieBeatriz, The Wife
Director
Writing47
movieMagellan
2025
Screenplay
moviePhantosmia
2025
Writer
movieEssential Truths of the Lake
2023
Screenplay, Writer
movieA Tale of Filipino Violence
2022
Screenplay
movieHistory of Ha
2021
Writer
movieGenus Pan
2020
Writer
movieMañanita
2019
Writer
movieThe Halt
2019
Writer
movieJourney
2019
Screenplay
movieAve
2018
Original Story
movieThe Woman Who Left
2016
Screenplay
movieFragment
2015
Writer
movieNorte, the End of History
2014
Screenplay
movieAlamat ni China Doll
2013
Screenplay
movieFlorentina Hubaldo, CTE
2012
Screenplay
movieMelancholia
2008
Writer
tvDeath in the Land of Encantos
2007
Screenplay, Story
movieImage Nation
2006
Writer
movieEvolution of a Filipino Family
2004
Screenplay, Story
movieJesus the Revolutionary
2002
Screenplay, Story
movieBatang West Side
2001
Screenplay
movieNaked Under the Moon
1999
Screenplay
movieBurger Boys
1999
Screenplay
movieDaddy Goon
1991
Screenplay
movieGood Friend, Evil Enemy
1991
Screenplay
movieKawalan
Writer
movieHenrico's Farm
Writer
movieBeatriz, The Wife
Writer
Acting33
movieCinemartyrs
2025
Kristo
movieSchirkoa: In Lies We Trust
2024
Poet (voice)
movieRizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge
2024
Kristo Kastrado
movieTaxibol
2023
Himself
movieAtravesando el campo
2021
Lav Diaz
movieLily
2016
Drunk Man
movieSalvage
2015
Nilalang
movieColossal
2012
Shaman
movieElegy to the Visitor From the Revolution
2011
Guitarist (Uncredited)
movieIndependencia
2010
Townspeople
movieManila
2009
Director
movieTodo Todo Teros
2006
Himself
Editing25
movieMagellan
2025
Editor
moviePhantosmia
2025
Editor
movieHistory of Ha
2021
Editor
movieGenus Pan
2020
Editor
movieThe Halt
2019
Editor
movieStorm Children
2014
Editor
movieMelancholia
2008
Editor
movieKawalan
Editor
Camera13
movieMagellan
2025
Director of Photography
movieHistory of Ha
2021
Director of Photography
movieGenus Pan
2020
Director of Photography
movieLiminal
2020
Director of Photography
movieBlockbuster Where a Giant Monster Destroys a Town
2019
Director of Photography
movieThe Halt
2019
Director of Photography
movieFrom What Is Before
2014
Director of Photography
moviePrologue to the Great Desaparecido
2013
Director of Photography
movieVenice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
Director of Photography
movieElegy to the Visitor From the Revolution
2011
Director of Photography
movieButterflies Have No Memory
2009
Director of Photography
tvDeath in the Land of Encantos
2007
Director of Photography
movieKawalan
Director of Photography
Crew10
moviePhantosmia
2025
Cinematography
movieEssential Truths of the Lake
2023
Cinematography
movieThe Woman Who Left
2016
Cinematography
movieDeath in the Land of Encantos
2015
Cinematography
movieStorm Children
2014
Cinematography
movieInvestigation on the Night That Won't Forget
2012
Cinematography
movieFlorentina Hubaldo, CTE
2012
Cinematography
movieCentury of Birthing
2011
Cinematography
movieMelancholia
2008
Cinematography
movieEvolution of a Filipino Family
2004
Cinematography
Production10
movieMagellan
2025
Production Designer
movieThe Oceans Are the Real Continents
2019
Executive Producer
movieThe Woman Who Left
2016
Co-Producer
movieFrom What Is Before
2014
Producer
movieFlorentina Hubaldo, CTE
2012
Producer
movieKawalan
Producer
Sound8
movieBlockbuster Where a Giant Monster Destroys a Town
2019
Sound Recordist
tvDeath in the Land of Encantos
2007
Original Music Composer
Art6
movieMagellan
2025
Production Design
moviePhantosmia
2025
Production Design
movieWhen the Waves Are Gone
2023
Production Design
movieA Tale of Filipino Violence
2022
Production Design
movieHistory of Ha
2021
Production Design
movieThe Halt
2019
Production Design