Lav Diaz
December 30, 1958 · 67 years old
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, minimalisti…
Known For
10 titles
The Woman Who Left
After 30 years of wrongful imprisonment, a woman plans to take revenge on her former lover.
From What Is Before
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad and houses are burned. Ferdinand E. Marcos ann...
Melancholia
Three people engage in a strange therapy to get away from their agonies.
The Halt
Madmen control Manila in 2034 after massive volcanic eruptions have plunged Southeast Asia into darkness.
Storm Children: Book One
On 8 November 2013, the city Tacloban on Leyte Island, Philippines, was largely destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan, causing the death of 6,201 people.
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
A bored office worker may have accidentally sparked a revolution in a bizarre dystopian world.
An Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
Erwin Romulo, the best friend of the late film critic Alexis Tioseco, recalls the events after the critic and his girlfriend Nika Bohinc's murder during a buglary in their home in Quezon City. Lav Diaz makes use of one long take t...
Naked Under the Moon
A priest estranged from the holy vows marries Clara and starts raising a family. After several incidents, he becomes wracked with melancholia and wanders aimlessly, unable to come to terms with his personal truths.
