Directing

Daniel de la Cruz

Born July 27, 2000 · Guimbal, Iloilo (age 26)

Daniel de la Cruz is an independent regional filmmaker since 2019, focusing on Western Visayas culture and reimagined folktales. A member of the Guimbal Ifilm Society, a community-based independent filmmakers in the Philippines. He has participated and gained accolades in national film festivals like the 35th Gawad Alternatibo, Montañosa Film Festival, Mga Kwento ng Klima 2024, The Bantayan Film F…

Known For

Judith

Judith is a BA Broadcasting Stud amidst the Pandemic, while recording her video — she realized the perils of situation and unfold realities of life.

Gills

One summer, Boni witnesses people transforming into animals and returning to the wilderness, only to find his grandmother slowly becoming a St. Peter Fish — glug glug glug.

Behind the Lens

Behind the Lens · 2023

Behind the Lens

A Short film by John Angelo Arroyo and Mars Dela Cruz

The Tale of the River Monster

The Tale of the River Monster · 2024

The Tale of the River Monster

MovieDramaFantasy

Seven-year-old Ding revels in the mystery of the river monster that takes the lives of people in an enchanted river, embarking on a journey with his friends to confront the Gadya Sang Suba (River Monster).

No Body But Tody

No Body But Tody · 2026

No Body But Tody

For 11 years, Maricar waited for her fiancé, Tody who mysteriously disappeared, until one day, he came back as a mannequin.

Ang Bistida ni Ana sa Mata nga Pula

Ang Bistida ni Ana sa Mata nga Pula · 2023

Ang Bistida ni Ana sa Mata nga Pula

Ana, a five-year-old girl, treasures the beautiful dresses her mother carefully makes for her. Little does she realize these dresses gradually weave a dark cloak, clouding her innocence forever.

I Am The Jellyfish That Swims In The Waves

I Am The Jellyfish That Swims In The Waves · 2025

I Am The Jellyfish That Swims In The Waves

As the tides pull away time and memory, a daughter transforms into a jellyfish to reach the mother who no longer remembers her, drifting between loss and love along Aklan’s vanishing shores.

Filmography

Sort

Judith

Judith is a BA Broadcasting Stud amidst the Pandemic, while recording her video — she realized the perils of situation and unfold realities of life.

Director

Gills

One summer, Boni witnesses people transforming into animals and returning to the wilderness, only to find his grandmother slowly becoming a St. Peter Fish — glug glug glug.

Director

Behind the Lens

Behind the Lens · 2023

Behind the Lens

A Short film by John Angelo Arroyo and Mars Dela Cruz

Writer

The Tale of the River Monster

The Tale of the River Monster · 2024

The Tale of the River Monster

MovieDramaFantasy

Seven-year-old Ding revels in the mystery of the river monster that takes the lives of people in an enchanted river, embarking on a journey with his friends to confront the Gadya Sang Suba (River Monster).

Director

No Body But Tody

No Body But Tody · 2026

No Body But Tody

For 11 years, Maricar waited for her fiancé, Tody who mysteriously disappeared, until one day, he came back as a mannequin.

Director

Ang Bistida ni Ana sa Mata nga Pula

Ang Bistida ni Ana sa Mata nga Pula · 2023

Ang Bistida ni Ana sa Mata nga Pula

Ana, a five-year-old girl, treasures the beautiful dresses her mother carefully makes for her. Little does she realize these dresses gradually weave a dark cloak, clouding her innocence forever.

Cinematography

I Am The Jellyfish That Swims In The Waves

I Am The Jellyfish That Swims In The Waves · 2025

I Am The Jellyfish That Swims In The Waves

As the tides pull away time and memory, a daughter transforms into a jellyfish to reach the mother who no longer remembers her, drifting between loss and love along Aklan’s vanishing shores.

Writer