Directing

Sam Manacsa

Sam Manacsa is a Filipino filmmaker working across multiple disciplines. Her short film Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (2023) had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival, while If People Such as We Cease to Exist (2016) was selected for the International Competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. She is an alumna of SEAFIC Seed Lab (2022) and TIFF Directors’ Lab (2025). As a production designer, she has worked on award-winning films, including Carlo Francisco Manatad’s Whether the Weather Is Fine (Locarno, 2021) and Siyou Tan’s Amoeba (TIFF, 2025). She is also a film programmer for FREEPERIOD Cinema.

Bekannt aus

• Baka Bukas (2016) – Art Direction
• Spid (2019) – Assistant Director
• Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (2021) – Art Direction
• Amoeba (2026) – Production Design
• Never Tear Us Apart (2018) – Art Direction
• Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee of the Month (2017) – Art Direction
• Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (2023) – Director
• Water Sports (2024) – Creative Consultant
• Sila-Sila (2019) – Art Direction
• Sakaling Maging Tayo (2019) – Art Direction
• Paki (2017) – Art Direction
• Primetime Mother (2023) – Production Design
• A Catholic Schoolgirl (2023) – Production Design
• Five Breakups and a Romance (2023) – Art Direction
• Kung Wala Nang Tulad Natin (2016) – Director
• Open Endings (2026) – Production Design
• Cold Cut (2024) – Production Design
• Nightbirds (2024) – Production Design
• The Void Is Immense in Idle Hours – Director
• Annisa (2026) – Director
• Et si Thuy n'existait pas (2026) – Producer