Sari Lluch Dalena
Philippine film maker Sari Lluch DALENA was educated in film at the New York University. During this period she made two experimental short films. Her feature documentary Memories of a Forgotten War (2001) was the closing film of a documentary series in the New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Rigidon (2005) was her thesis film. She made the film with her husband and independent film maker Keith Sicat. The film had its world premiere at the 2005 Montreal World Film Festival. She has won a string of awards from such diverse entities as the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the National Commission on Culture and the Arts, the Viva Entertainment Group and the International Student Film Festival. She was the Filipino delegate to ASEAN Artists Creative Interaction in Indonesia. She won Best Director for Cinemartyrs (2025) during the 21st Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.
Filmography
(selection) Asong simbahan (1994, short), Mumunting krus/White Crosses (1995, short), Memories of a Forgotten War (2001, doc, co-dir), Rigidon (2005, co-dir), Himala ngayon (2012), The Guerrilla is a Poet (2013), Ang kababaihan ng Malolos (2014), Dahling Nick (2015), History of the Underground (2017), Cinemartyrs (2025)
Sari Lluch Dalena at IFFR
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Cinemartyrs
Sari Lluch Dalena | 104' | Philippines | International premiere
An essayistic film about tackling past injustices, from forgotten massacres to overlooked women filmmakers. -
Memories of a Forgotten War
Camilla Benolirao Griggers | 60' | Philippines | None
An experimental take on the little-known Filipino-American War: a hybrid between documentary and fiction, a weaving of stories in which stylised histo