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Auraeus Solito

Filipino film director · Philippines · On the map · Directors · Born 1969 · age 57

Auraeus Solito, also known as Kanakan-Balintagos, is a Filipino filmmaker and indigenous peoples rights advocate who comes from a lineage of shaman-kings from the Palaw'an tribe. He was one of the first to be born outside of his tribal land of South Palawan.

Auraeus Solito is read about 8 times a day, in 5 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 19 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 119 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2014Esprit de CorpsFilm, Director, Writer2012BaybayinFilm, Director, Writer201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year ZeroFilm, Director2010Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film MovementFilm, Himself2009BoyFilm, Director2007PisayFilm, Director, Writer2005CircumcisionFilm, DirectorThe Blossoming of Maximo OliverosFilm, 2005Director2002Sacred Ritual of TruthFilm, Director1999Pagbabalik sa TriboFilm1998Black NuisanceFilm, Director1997Rizal in DapitanFilm, Blind man (uncredited)1995The Brief Lifespan of Fire, Act 2, Scene 2: Suring and the Kuk-okFilm, Director, Writer1986Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent CinemaFilm1969Born

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About this person

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.

Country
Philippines
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1969 · age 57

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In the same film or series as Auraeus

Michiko YamamotoAlso in The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2005)Malcolm Le GriceAlso in 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)Edmund YeoAlso in 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)Albert MartinezAlso in Rizal in Dapitan (1997)Khavn De La CruzAlso in Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010)Raya MartinAlso in Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010)