Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan

Writing

Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan

Ma-an L. Asuncion Dagñalan is an award-winning filmmaker recognized for her acclaimed feature Blue Room, which won Best Foreign Film at the 2023 LA Femme International Film Festival. She took home Best Director honors at both the 2022 Cinemalaya Film Festival and the 2023 FAMAS Awards. Trained under National Artist for Film Ricky Lee, Dagñalan currently serves as the Board Secretary of the Directors Guild of the Philippines (DGPI) and is a core member of the Filipino Screenwriters Guild (FSG).

Acting credits

Behind the camera

2 Valid IDs poster
5.0

A poor farmer, unable to claim a remittance because she lacks the required two valid IDs, finds herself in a situation that challenges her character, beliefs, and morality.

2 Valid IDs

2026

2 Valid IDs poster
5.0

A poor farmer, unable to claim a remittance because she lacks the required two valid IDs, finds herself in a situation that challenges her character, beliefs, and morality.

2 Valid IDs

2026

Paglaya sa Tanikala poster
NR

Young Berto is a glue-sniffing, street child that has fallen prey to human traffickers. When the street urchin meets Somascan Bro. Jerry, he finds refuge in the Casa Miani orphanage. But the brotherhood of the streets compel him to follow their code.

Paglaya sa Tanikala

2012

Regal Studio Presents: My Love Across The World poster
NR

Benjie (Matthew Uy) inherits his interest in outer space from his late parents, who are both scientists. Benjie's quiet life changes with the arrival of Stella (Waynona Collings), his neighbor who claims to be from another planet. Stella asks Benjie for help in searching for mysterious space rocks. Even though Benjie does not believe Stella's claims, he still helps her with her mission. What are the rocks they are searching for, and what are they for?

Regal Studio Presents: My Love Across The World

2026

Layang Bilanggo poster
NR

An aging assassin hides in a facility for abandoned senior citizens to protect a daughter he left years ago.

Layang Bilanggo

2010

Image Nation poster
NR

Imahe Nasyon is a groundbreaking, conceptual omnibus film by 20 alternative filmmakers who were tasked to present their personal visions on national issues. Renowned line producers Jon and Carol Red hatched the idea of revisiting the 1986 EDSA revolution, challenging directors to answer the question "What happened after 1986?" with a short film not longer than five minutes each. Despite individual techniques, the same goal is shared: to depict a truthful image of the nation at present.

Image Nation

2006

Regal Studio Presents: Pawfect Match poster
NR

A heartbroken teenage girl who adopts a dog for companionship. She meets a kind-hearted, good-looking volunteer at the animal shelter, but her love and loyalty to the dog are tested when she receives a job offer abroad.

Regal Studio Presents: Pawfect Match

2024

Blue Room poster
NR

A progressive rock band composed of privileged teenagers get arrested for drug possession, and are brought into the “Blue Room” where they must make the difficult choice between freedom or standing up for what they believe in.

Blue Room

2022

Blue Room poster
NR

A progressive rock band composed of privileged teenagers get arrested for drug possession, and are brought into the “Blue Room” where they must make the difficult choice between freedom or standing up for what they believe in.

Blue Room

2022

A Cup of Flavor poster
NR

A romantic drama about the encounter between an optimistic, sweet-natured coffee farmer and a bitter tourist who is lost in more ways than one. Can mixing together in a transient home result in a fresh blend of romance?

A Cup of Flavor

2023

Home Service poster
5.4

A nursing student by day, massage therapist by night named Precious meets a client named Happy that leads her to the shady world of pornography.

Home Service

2023