Born in Baguio (Philippines) in 1942, lives and works there. Selected Works, Exhibitions, Projects, Workshops: Visual Media Activism for Third World Voice in Film, Kyoto University, Japan (2009), Each Film…an Island?, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan (2009), Using Culture to Combat Globali Homogenization of Art, Fukutake Hall, University of Tokyo, Japan (2009), Venice Biennale, Italy (2005). Selected Awards, Grants: Arts and Culture Prize, Fukuoka Prize (2012), Plaridel Award for
“Father of Filipino Independent Cinema,” Philippines (2009).