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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-10-08 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines

Dennis Empalmado

Biography:

Dennis Empalmado studied filmmaking at the MOWELFUND FILM INST. His work experience runs the gamut from sounds recordist/sound designer to writer/director of short, feauture length films and documentaries. His work is influenced by Filipino counterculture of the 1970s and 1980s.

His current works were screened at local and international film festivals. He has also worked with some notable independent and mainstream film makers and film scholar at GOETHE-INSTITUT (German Cultural Center).

Dennis Empalmado was born and raised in San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines where he currently resides with his wife and two sons. One of his advocacies is to impart film knowledge and incline people who aspire to be filmmakers. With that in mind, together with his colleagues they established Sineuna, a film community based in San Pablo City.

Known For

Acting

2018

If It Gets Dark as Tiyo Maximo (Voice)
If It Gets Dark as Gig Scene Person #7

2006

Pandanggo as Jeepney (segment "Sayaw ni Aling Sepia")
Image Nation as (segment "Tawa")

2005

Illusion as Carpenter 2

Writing

2023

Travelers as Writer

2019

War Baby as Writer

2018

If It Gets Dark as Writer

2017

Darkroom as Writer

2015

Entity as Screenplay

2013

2006

Image Nation as Writer
Pandanggo as Writer

2003

2002

Piso Dalawang Piso as Screenplay

Directing

2023

Travelers as Director

2019

War Baby as Director

2018

If It Gets Dark as Director
Jones as Director

2017

2013

2006

Image Nation as Director
Pandanggo as Director

2003

2002

Piso Dalawang Piso as Director

Camera

2023

Travelers as Camera Operator

2017

Eldest Among the Seven as Camera Operator

Production

2023

Travelers as Producer

2019

War Baby as Producer

2018

If It Gets Dark as Producer

2017

2013

Visual Effects

2019

War Baby as Animation

Crew

2018

If It Gets Dark as Cinematography