Lavrente Indico Diaz ( born December 30 , 1958 ) is a Filipino independent filmmaker . He is known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement , having made several of the longest narrative films on record . Although he had been making films since the late 1990s , Diaz did n't attract much public attention outside of the Philippines and the festival circuit until the release of his 2013 film '' Norte , the End of History '' , which was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival . His three subsequent films have received much critical attention and many awards , with 2014 's '' From What Is Before '' earning him the Golden Leopard at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival as well as a nomination for the Asian Film Award for Best Director , 2016 's '' A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery '' competing for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and winning the Alfred Bauer Prize , and 2016 's '' The Woman Who Left '' competing at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and winning the Golden Lion . His most recent film , '' Season of the Devil '' , competed at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival and it won Best Film ( Gems Section ) at the Cartagena Film Festival
2013 Cannes Film Festival
2013 Cannes Film Festival
Lav Diaz