
Directing
Joe Bacus
Place of birth
Philippines
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Joe Bacus is a filmmaker based in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. He directed and produced the short film " Happy Fiesta" which had its international premiere at the 28th ExGround Film Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany in 2015. His films have been screened and won in national film festivals, and in international film festivals including Landshuter Kurzfilm festival (Deadline Award) in Munich, Cellulart Film Festival in Jena Germany, Guanajuato International Film Festival in Mexico, and FACINE in San Francisco, California, USA. His debut full-length feature film "Markado: The Moon Devourer" also premiered at QCinema International Film Festival (2018) and International premiere at Fukuoka Inte…
Known for
NRThe film follows Sab, a transporter for local drug cartels. Amidst an imminent war between her superiors, Sab also deals with her dying grandmother's last wish that she bear a child. When Sab learns that she's barren, this leads her to darker practices and revelations. Markado: Bakunawa sa Duha Ka-Manglahing Takna is the first ever full-length film to be completely made and produced by local filmmakers from Cagayan de Oro city.
Markado: The Moon Devourer
2018
2.0Set on the eve of a fictional inaugural of the Bangsamoro Government, the film revolves around Daud, a scion of a political dynasty who is reluctant to become a member of the Parliament, and his college buddy Marco, a struggling journalist assigned to cover the inaugural. The duo drive off to the countryside, reminiscing their days as student activists and discovering their deepest longings as hostages of a future they will inherit.
Topografia
2022
NRA Western man in black pays local hospitals nightly visits, carrying an ice bucket. Later revealed as a member of an International organ-trading association, he seduces women into spending nights with him with his ulterior motive. This night, however, he meets a mysterious woman who proves to be his match.
Happy Fiesta
2014
Film credits
Behind the camera
NRThe film follows Sab, a transporter for local drug cartels. Amidst an imminent war between her superiors, Sab also deals with her dying grandmother's last wish that she bear a child. When Sab learns that she's barren, this leads her to darker practices and revelations. Markado: Bakunawa sa Duha Ka-Manglahing Takna is the first ever full-length film to be completely made and produced by local filmmakers from Cagayan de Oro city.
Markado: The Moon Devourer
2018
NRThe film follows Sab, a transporter for local drug cartels. Amidst an imminent war between her superiors, Sab also deals with her dying grandmother's last wish that she bear a child. When Sab learns that she's barren, this leads her to darker practices and revelations. Markado: Bakunawa sa Duha Ka-Manglahing Takna is the first ever full-length film to be completely made and produced by local filmmakers from Cagayan de Oro city.
Markado: The Moon Devourer
2018
NRA Western man in black pays local hospitals nightly visits, carrying an ice bucket. Later revealed as a member of an International organ-trading association, he seduces women into spending nights with him with his ulterior motive. This night, however, he meets a mysterious woman who proves to be his match.
Happy Fiesta
2014
