Directing
Community Rating
5.5
TMDB estimate
Born
January 1, 1969 (age 57)
Born in
Manila, Philippines
Kanakan-Balintagos, formerly known as Auraeus Solito, is a Palawán-Filipino filmmaker and indigenous peoples rights advocate who comes from a lineage of shaman-kings from the Palawán tribe. He was one of the first to be born outside of his tribal land of South Palawan. He was born in Manila and, after graduating from the Philippine Science High School, studied theater at the University of the Philippines, where he received a degree in Theater Arts. One of the leading independent filmmakers in the Philippines, he was chosen as part of in Take 100, The Future of Film in 2010. This book, published by Phaidon Press, New York, is a survey featuring 100 emerging film directors from around the world who have been selected by 10 internationally prominent film festival directors.
Ang Maikling Buhay ng Apoy Act 2 Scene 2: Suring at ang Kuk-ok
as Director
TBA
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Esprit de Corps
as Director, Screenplay
2014
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Baybayin
as Director, Screenplay
2012
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60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
as Director
2011
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Busong
as Director
2011
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Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
as Himself
2010
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Boy
as Director
2009
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Pisay
as Director, Editor
2007
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The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
as Director, Editor
2005
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Circumcision
as Director
2005
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Sacred Ritual of Truth
as Director
2002
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Pagbabalik sa Tribo
1999
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Black Nuisance
as Director
1998
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Rizal in Dapitan
as Blind man (uncredited)
1997
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The Brief Lifespan of Fire, Act 2, Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-ok
as Screenplay, Director
1995
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Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema
1986
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