Lav Diaz
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 30, 1958
- Birthplace
- Columbio, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
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, minimalistic storytelling, long takes, and cinematic form. Although he had been making films since the late 1990s, Diaz didn't attract much public attention outside of the Philippines and the festival circuit until the release of Norte, the End of History, which was entered into Un Certain Regard section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. His three subsequent films have received much critical attention and many awards with 2014's From What Is Before earning him the Golden Leopard at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival as well as a nomination for the Asian Film Award for Best Director, 2016's A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery competing for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and winning the Alfred Bauer Prize, and 2016's The Woman Who Left competing at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and winning the Golden Lion.
Filmography
- Noli Me Tángere
Noli Me Tángere TBA
Director, Writer
- Untitled 'false prophets' film
Untitled 'false prophets' film TBA
Director
- An Entry Into the Sadness of a Portuguese Woman
An Entry Into the Sadness of a Portuguese Woman TBA
Director, Writer
Beatriz, The Wife TBA
Director, Writer
- An Amazon
An Amazon TBA
Director
Ang Araw ng Itim na Nazareno TBA
Director
Henrico's Farm TBA
Director, Writer
- Heremias: Book Two – The Legend of The Invisible Island
Heremias: Book Two – The Legend of The Invisible Island TBA
Director
- Beatriz, La Mujer
Beatriz, La Mujer TBA
Director
Kawalan TBA
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer
- Untitled When the Waves Are Gone sequel
Untitled When the Waves Are Gone sequel TBA
Director, Writer
- The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice TBA
as Pilo
Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors 2026
Director, Production Design, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
Del Mundo 2025
Actor
Cinemartyrs 2025
as Kristo
Magellan 2025
Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Production Designer, Production Design
Phantosmia 2025
Director, Cinematography, Production Design, Editor, Story, Screenplay
Moneyslapper 2024
as Lucas
- Absalom Filipino
Absalom Filipino 2024
Director
Faith 2024
Director
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust 2024
as Poet (voice)
Real Life Fiction 2024
Actor
Rizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge 2024
as Kristo Kastrado
When the Waves Are Gone 2023
Production Design, Director, Writer, Editor
Essential Truths of the Lake 2023
Screenplay, Writer, Editor, Cinematography, Director
Taxibol 2023
as Himself
- The Devil of Comparisons
The Devil of Comparisons 2022
as Priest
A Tale of Filipino Violence 2022
Screenplay, Production Design, Editor, Director
History of Ha 2021
Director of Photography, Director, Writer, Production Design, Editor
Atravesando el campo 2021
as Lav Diaz
Life in 24 Frames a Second 2021
as Self
Genus Pan 2020
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
Liminal 2020
Director of Photography, Director
Himala: A Dialectic for Our Times 2020
Director
Blockbuster Where a Giant Monster Destroys a Town 2019
as Sound Recorder, Sound Recordist, Director of Photography
Mañanita 2019
Writer
Habambuhay: Remembering Philippine Cinema 2019
as Himself
The Oceans Are the Real Continents 2019
Music, Executive Producer
30th anniversaire of FIDMarseille 2019
Director
The Halt 2019
Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Writer, Production Design
Journey 2019
Director, Screenplay
Ave 2018
Original Story
A Short History of a Few Bad Things 2018
Songs
The Boy Who Chose the Earth 2018
Director, Writer
Season of the Devil 2018
Writer, Director, Editor, Music
Lily 2016
as Drunk Man
The Woman Who Left 2016
Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editor, Co-Producer
Singing in Graveyards 2016
as Paul
The Day Before the End 2016
Writer, Director
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery 2016
Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Death in the Land of Encantos 2015
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
Salvage 2015
as Nilalang
Wake (Subic) 2015
Music
The Last Pinoy Action King 2015
as Himself
Fragment 2015
Director, Writer
- Salamat sa Alaala
Salamat sa Alaala 2015
as Himself
Lorna 2014
as Rocky
Storm Children 2014
Director, Cinematography, Editor
From What Is Before 2014
Editor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Echoserang Frog 2014
as Himself
Norte, the End of History 2014
Screenplay, Editor, Director
Alamat ni China Doll 2013
Screenplay
Prologue to the Great Desaparecido 2013
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
Venice 70: Future Reloaded 2013
Director, Director of Photography, Writer
Colossal 2012
as Shaman
Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget 2012
Writer, Director, Editor, Cinematography
Jingle lang ang Pahina 2012
Actor
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE 2012
Screenplay, Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematography, Sound
- The Great Cinema Party
The Great Cinema Party 2012
Actor
Jeonju Digital Project 2012 2012
Actor
Century of Birthing 2011
Director, Writer, Music, Editor, Cinematography
Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution 2011
as Guitarist (Uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
- Return to Manila: Filipino Cinema
Return to Manila: Filipino Cinema 2010
as himself
Independencia 2010
as Townspeople
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement 2010
as Himself
Butterflies Have No Memory 2009
Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Manila Skies 2009
Actor
Manila 2009
as Director
Purgatorio 2009
Director
Melancholia 2008
Editor, Writer, Director, Cinematography
- Green Rocking Chair
Green Rocking Chair 2007
Actor
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess 2006
Director, Editor, Writer
Image Nation 2006
Writer, Director
Todo Todo Teros 2006
as Himself
Evolution of a Filipino Family 2004
Screenplay, Director, Editor, Story, Producer, Cinematography
Headless 2004
Actor
Jesus the Revolutionary 2002
Director, Screenplay, Story
Batang West Side 2001
Screenplay, Director
Naked Under the Moon 1999
Director, Screenplay
Burger Boys 1999
Director, Screenplay
Serafin Geronimo: The Criminal of Barrio Concepcion 1998
Director, Screenplay
Galvez: Hanggang sa Dulo ng Mundo, Hahanapin Kita 1993
Screenplay
Daddy Goon 1991
Screenplay
Good Friend, Evil Enemy 1991
Screenplay
The Caretaker 1989
Story
Credits from TMDB.