Lav Diaz

Lavrente Indico Diaz is a Filipino filmmaker and actor, and former film critic. He is known as one of the key practitioners of the slow cinema genre, producing a diverse range of long narrative films that explore social and political issues with minimalist storytelling and long takes. Diaz made his directorial debut with Serafin Geronimo: Ang Kriminal ng Baryo Concepcion, released in 1999.