Person

Ryan Capili

Directing · Born 2001-06-27 · Philippines

Ryan Capili (b. 2001, Philippines) is a Filipino filmmaker based in Manila. His latest work, "forms of forgetting (2025)" was produced and exhibited at TARZEER Pictures. His short film "i was walking on the streets of chinatown (2024)" is one of the finalists of the 20th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival in 2024. Ryan's previous short "damgo (dream)" also won the best film for Manila Student Film Festival 2023 hosted by International School Manila. His experimental-documentary film "an elegy for the memories" have also been selected on numerous festivals such as Cinema Rehiyon 15, UP Cinema's Piling Obrang Vidyo, Bakunawa Film Festival, and 35th Gawad Alternatibo. He's also a writer-critic for Sinegang.PH. He is a graduate of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, with a Bachelor of Arts in Film, specializing in Directing, Writing, and Cinematography. He works mostly in the camera department of Film Productions. His films mostly come from personal experiences with themes usually revolving around memory, time, and longing. He uses the medium to express his rumination and show how he views the world from his own perspective.

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  Danas

  BTS Photographer

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  Kung Ika'y Makapili

  Gaffer

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  Nang Mawalan ng Ilaw si Lolo Tacio

  Script Consultant

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  Ours Was A Timeless Night Burning

  Editor

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  forms of forgetting

  Director

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  i was walking on the streets of chinatown

  Screenplay

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  Para Kay Kalia

  Editor

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  dream

  Writer

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  Light in the Shadow

  Gaffer

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  an elegy for the memories

  Director

• 2026forms of forgettingDirector
• 2026Light in the ShadowGaffer
• 2025Nang Mawalan ng Ilaw si Lolo TacioScript Consultant
• 2025Ours Was A Timeless Night BurningEditor
• 2025Elephant PathsAssistant Camera
• 2025Kung Ika'y MakapiliGaffer
• 2025DanasBTS Photographer
• 2024i was walking on the streets of chinatownScreenplay
• 2023an elegy for the memoriesDirector
• 2022dreamWriter
• —Para Kay KaliaEditor