
Directing
Sari Dalena is an independent filmmaker from the Philippines and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Production from New York University. She has been the recipient of the Fulbright-Hayes scholarship, New York Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Fellowship, and the 13 Artists Award at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Her films have screened at various local and international film festivals. Her most notable films include Memories of a Forgotten War, Rigodon, The Guerrilla is a Poet, Ka Oryang and Dahling Nick. She is a Professor and former Director at the University of the Philippines Film Institute.
movieCinemartyrs
2025
Director
movieDahling Nick
2015
Director
movieThe Guerilla is a Poet
2013
Director
movieHimala Ngayon
2012
Director
movieIshma
2012
Director
movieKa Oryang
2011
Director
movieRigodon
2006
Director
movieFrom Asia with Love
2002
Director
movieThe White Funeral
1997
Director
movieJamming on an Old Saya
1995
Director
movieChurch Dogs
1994
Director
movieViva Villa!
Director
movieCinemartyrs
2025
Screenplay
movieConcrete Conflicts
2024
Script Consultant
movieDahling Nick
2015
Screenplay
movieHimala Ngayon
2012
Writer
movieKa Oryang
2011
Writer
movieCinemartyrs
2025
Executive Producer
movieAlimuom
2018
Producer, Production Designer
movieHistory of the Underground
2017
Executive Producer
movieHimala Ngayon
2012
Producer
movieCinemartyrs
2025
Cinematography
movieMy Body, My Rules, & Them
2023
Creative Consultant
movieAng Pagbubuntis Ni Ligaya
2023
Creative Consultant