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Auraeus Solito (b. 1969)

Alias:
Kanakan Balintagos
Kanakan-Balintagos

Birthplace:
Manila, Philippines

Born:
January 1, 1969

Biography from TheMovieDB

Auraeus Solito, also known as Kanakan-Balintagos, 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.

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Film Production

Director:
1995  The Brief Lifespan of Fire, Act 2, Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-ok
1998  Black Nuisance
2002  Sacred Ritual of Truth
2005  The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
2005  Tuli
2007  Philippine Science
2009  Boy
2011  60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011  Palawan Fate
2012  The Palawan Script
2014  Esprit de Corps

Editor:
1995  The Brief Lifespan of Fire, Act 2, Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-ok
1998  Black Nuisance
2002  Sacred Ritual of Truth
2005  The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
2005  Tuli
2007  Philippine Science
2009  Boy
2011  60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011  Palawan Fate
2012  The Palawan Script
2014  Esprit de Corps

Screenplay:
1995  The Brief Lifespan of Fire, Act 2, Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-ok
1998  Black Nuisance
2002  Sacred Ritual of Truth
2005  The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
2005  Tuli
2007  Philippine Science
2009  Boy
2011  60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011  Palawan Fate
2012  The Palawan Script
2014  Esprit de Corps

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