Auraeus Solito
Filmography:
2005: The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
2005: Tuli
2007: Philippine Science
2009: Boy
2011: Busong (Palawan Fate)
2011: 60 seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2013: Baybayin (The Palawan Script)
Selection:
Auraeus Solito was born in 1969 in Manila. After graduating from the Philippine Science High school, he studied theater at the University of the Philippines, where he received a degree in Theater Arts. After spending seven years on Palawan Island to get back to his roots, he directed the documentary Basal Banar – The Scared ritual of truth, which won an award in Montréal.
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros has been screened at VIFF of Asian Cinema in 2007, whereas his second, Philippine Science won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award in 2008.