
Kanakan-Balintagos
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Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1 January 1969 (57 years old)
Place of birthManila, Philippines
Known credits16
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, publishe…

Esprit de Corps
2014 · Director

Esprit de Corps
2014 · Screenplay

Baybayin
2012 · Director

Baybayin
2012 · Screenplay

Busong
2012 · Director

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011 · Director

Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
2010 · Himself

Boy
2009 · Director

Pisay
2007 · Director

Pisay
2007 · Editor

Pisay
2007 · Story

The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
2005 · Director

The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
2005 · Editor

Circumcision
2005 · Director
Sacred Ritual of Truth
2002 · Director

Pagbabalik sa Tribo
1999

Black Nuisance
1998 · Director

Rizal in Dapitan
1997 · Blind man (uncredited)

The Brief Lifespan of Fire, Act 2, Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-ok
1995 · Director

The Brief Lifespan of Fire, Act 2, Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-ok
1995 · Screenplay

Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema
1986

Ang Maikling Buhay ng Apoy Act 2 Scene 2: Suring at ang Kuk-ok
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