Person
Kanakan-Balintagos
Directing · Born 1969-01-01 · Manila, Philippines
Biography
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.
Known for
Boy
Director
Circumcision
Director
Esprit de Corps
Director
Baybayin
Director
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Director
Busong
Director
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
Director
Ang Maikling Buhay ng Apoy Act 2 Scene 2: Suring at ang Kuk-ok
Director
Pagbabalik sa Tribo
1999
Pisay
Director
Filmography
- 2014Esprit de CorpsDirector
- 2012BaybayinDirector
- 201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year ZeroDirector
- 2011BusongDirector
- 2010Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film MovementHimself
- 2009BoyDirector
- 2007PisayDirector
- 2005The Blossoming of Maximo OliverosDirector
- 2005CircumcisionDirector
- 2002Sacred Ritual of TruthDirector
- 1999Pagbabalik sa Tribo
- 1998Black NuisanceDirector
- 1997Rizal in DapitanBlind man (uncredited)
- 1995The Brief Lifespan of Fire, Act 2, Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-okDirector
- 1986Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema
- —Ang Maikling Buhay ng Apoy Act 2 Scene 2: Suring at ang Kuk-okDirector
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