Kanakan-Balintagos
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1969
- Place of birth
- 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.
Movies with Kanakan-Balintagos
Movies directed by Kanakan-Balintagos
- The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros 2005 · ★ 7.2
- Boy 2009 · ★ 4.3
- 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero 2011 · ★ 4.3
- Esprit de Corps 2014 · ★ 5.3
- Circumcision 2005 · ★ 6.6
- Busong 2012 · ★ 5.0
- Sacred Ritual of Truth 2002
- The Brief Lifespan of Fire, Act 2, Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-ok 1995
- Pisay 2007
- Baybayin 2012
- Black Nuisance 1998