Sari Dalena

Biography

Sari Dalena is an independent filmmaker from the Philippines and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Production from New York University. She has been the recipient of the Fulbright-Hayes scholarship, New York Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Fellowship, and the 13 Artists Award at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Her films have screened at various local and international film festivals. Her most notable films include Memories of a Forgotten War, Rigodon, The Guerrilla is a Poet, Ka Oryang and Dahling Nick. She is a Professor and former Director at the University of the Philippines Film Institute.

Directed

1. Ka Oryang (2011) — Director
2. Himala Ngayon (2012) — Director
3. The White Funeral (1997) — Director
4. Church Dogs (1994) — Director
5. Memories of a Forgotten War (2001) — Director
6. Rigodon (2006) — Director
7. Jamming on an Old Saya (1995) — Director
8. The Guerilla is a Poet (2013) — Director
9. The Women of Malolos (2014) — Director
10. History of the Underground (2017) — Director
11. Dahling Nick (2015) — Director
12. Ishma (2012) — Director
13. Cinemartyrs (2025) — Director
14. Viva Villa! — Director
15. Bulosan in the Heart of America — Director
16. From Asia with Love (2002) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Docwomentary: Women Behind the Lens (2019) — Herself