Lav Diaz

Lav Diaz

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

30/12/1958

Age

68 years old

Place of Birth

Columbio, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines

Biography

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 longest narrative films that explore social and political issues, minimalistic storytelli... Read More

Filmography

Crew

2025

Magellan

as Director

2025

Magellan

as Screenplay

2023

When the Waves Are Gone

as Production Design

2022

A Tale of Filipino Violence

as Production Design

2021

History of Ha

as Director

2021

History of Ha

as Writer

2021

History of Ha

as Director of Photography

2021

History of Ha

as Editor

2021

History of Ha

as Production Design

2020

Liminal

as Director of Photography

2019

The Oceans Are the Real Continents

as Executive Producer

2016

The Woman Who Left

as Director

2016

The Woman Who Left

as Screenplay

2016

The Day Before the End

as Director

2015

Death in the Land of Encantos

as Cinematography

2015

Wake (Subic)

as Music

2015

Fragment

as Director

2015

Fragment

as Writer

2014

Storm Children, Book One

as Cinematography

2014

From What Is Before

as Director

2014

From What Is Before

as Editor

2014

From What Is Before

as Writer

2014

Norte, the End of History

as Screenplay

2013

Alamat ni China Doll

as Screenplay

2012

Florentina Hubaldo, CTE

as Screenplay

2012

Florentina Hubaldo, CTE

as Cinematography

2011

Century of Birthing

as Director

2011

Century of Birthing

as Writer

2009

Visitors

as Director

2009

Visitors

as Writer

2009

Butterflies Have No Memory

as Director of Photography

2009

Purgatorio

as Director

2008

Melancholia

as Director

2008

Melancholia

as Writer

2008

Melancholia

as Cinematography

2008

Melancholia

as Editor

2006

Image Nation

as Writer

2006

Image Nation

as Director

2001

Batang West Side

as Director

2001

Batang West Side

as Screenplay

1999

Naked Under the Moon

as Director

1999

Naked Under the Moon

as Screenplay

1999

Burger Boys

as Director

1999

Burger Boys

as Screenplay

1991

Daddy Goon

as Screenplay

1991

Good Friend, Evil Enemy

as Screenplay

2025

Phantosmia

as Director

2025

Phantosmia

as Writer

2025

Phantosmia

as Cinematography

2025

Phantosmia

as Editor

2025

Phantosmia

as Production Design

2023

Essential Truths of the Lake

as Cinematography

2019

The Halt

as Director

2019

The Halt

as Writer

2019

The Halt

as Editor

2019

The Halt

as Production Design

2019

The Halt

as Director of Photography

2019

Journey

as Director

2018

Season of the Devil

as Director

2018

Season of the Devil

as Writer

2018

Season of the Devil

as Editor

2016

The Woman Who Left

as Editor

2016

The Woman Who Left

as Cinematography

2016

The Woman Who Left

as Co-Producer

2014

From What Is Before

as Director of Photography

2011

Century of Birthing

as Editor

2011

Century of Birthing

as Cinematography

2002

Jesus the Revolutionary

as Screenplay

2025

Magellan

as Director of Photography

2025

Magellan

as Editor

2025

Magellan

as Production Designer

2025

Magellan

as Production Design

2024

Faith

as Director

2024

Absalom Filipino

as Director

2020

Genus Pan

as Director

2020

Genus Pan

as Writer

2020

Genus Pan

as Editor

2020

Genus Pan

as Director of Photography

2020

Liminal

as Director

2019

Blockbuster Where a Giant Monster Destro...

as Director of Photography

2019

Mañanita

as Writer

2019

Journey

as Screenplay

2014

From What Is Before

as Producer

2013

Prologue to the Great Desaparecido

as Director of Photography

2013

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

as Director of Photography

2011

Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution

as Director of Photography

2004

Evolution of a Filipino Family

as Cinematography

1989

The Caretaker

as Story