
Sari Dalena
- Known for
- Directing
Sari Dalena is an independent filmmaker from the Philippines and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Production from New York University. She has been the recipient of the Fulbright-Hayes scholarship, New York Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Fellowship, and the 13 Artists Award at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Her films have screened at various local and international film festivals. Her most notable films include Memories of a Forgotten War, Rigodon, The Guerrilla is a Poet, Ka Oryang and Dahling Nick. She is a Professor and former Director at the University of the Philippines Film Institute.
Filmography

Bulosan in the Heart of America TBA
Director

Viva Villa! TBA
Director

Cinemartyrs 2025
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Cinematography

Concrete Conflicts 2024
Script Consultant

My Body, My Rules, & Them 2023
Creative Consultant

Ang Pagbubuntis Ni Ligaya 2023
Creative Consultant

Docwomentary: Women Behind the Lens 2019
as Herself

Alimuom 2018
Producer, Production Designer

History of the Underground 2017
Director, Executive Producer

Dahling Nick 2015
Director, Screenplay
- The Women of Malolos
The Women of Malolos 2014
Director

The Guerilla is a Poet 2013
Director

Himala Ngayon 2012
Director, Writer, Producer

Ishma 2012
Director

Ka Oryang 2011
Director, Writer, Producer

Rigodon 2006
Director

From Asia with Love 2002
Director

Memories of a Forgotten War 2001
Director, Writer, Producer

The White Funeral 1997
Director

Jamming on an Old Saya 1995
Director

Church Dogs 1994
Director
Credits from TMDB.