Adjani Arumpac
Directing
Adjani Arumpac is a documentarist and an assistant professor at the University of the Philippine Film Institute. Her directorial works include: Walai (2006); a documentary about Muslim women in Mindanao, Philippines; Nanay Mameng (2012) a biopic of beloved octogenarian urban poor mass leader in the Philippines, Carmen Deunida; and War is A Tender Thing (2013), an essay film on the war in Southern Philippines told through her family’s memories of struggle. Her works have been shown in various local and international festivals, as well as reiterated in visual art exhibitions. She is convenor of DoQ, a platform that aims to give agency to independent and regional documentarists, students, and alternative media workers by providing a regular screening space, with support from partner theaters. She was awarded a British Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Chevening scholarship in 2018 through which she finished her MA on Digital Media and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths University of London.
Known for
Behind the camera9
- 2025until then Creative Consultant
- 2021Count Director
- 2021Eksena Cinema Quarantine: Covid-19 Filmmakers' Diaries Director, Writer
- 2014Porferia Cinematography
- 2013War Is a Tender Thing Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
- 2012Mother Mameng Director
- 2010Requiem for M Additional Camera
- 2006Walai Director
- TBALire and Isa's Unforgettable Encounter Cinematography