Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan

Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan (1996, Philippines) is an independent film writer/director born of Ifugao and Visayan descent. Eblahan’s works explore themes of trauma, spirituality, and nature told through the cosmic lens of post-colonial spaces and Indigenous identities. Known for Umbilical Cord to Heaven, Hilum, and The Headhunter’s Daughter, his works have been selected in various film festivals around the world, such as the Sundance Film Festival and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, where he won the International Student Jury Prize as well as the Special Mention of the International Jury for his 2020 short film Hilum. In 2022, his film The Headhunter’s Daughter was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.