Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan

Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan

Birth : , Philippines

History

Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan (b.1996, Philippines) is an independent film writer/director born of Ifugao and Visayan descent. He is known for films such as Umbilical Cord to Heaven (2019), Remedy (2021), and The Headhunter’s Daughter (2022). In 2019, Eblahan attended the 55th Chicago International Film Festival for his short film, Umbilical Cord to Heaven, winning Cineyouth's Best Experimental Film. In 2021, Eblahan's Hilum had its world premiere at the 43rd Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival at Clermont-Ferrand, France where it won the International Student Jury Prize as well as a Special Mention from the International Jury. The Headhunter’s Daughter had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and won the Short Film Grand Jury Prize, followed up by a European premiere at the 44th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival as part of the International Competition. Eblahan is based both in La Trinidad and Chicago where he also practices as a musician, composer, and a graphic artist. 

Profile

Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan

Movies

The Headhunter's Daughter
The Headhunter's Daughter
Music
Leaving her family behind, Lynn traverses the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer.
The Headhunter's Daughter
The Headhunter's Daughter
Director of Photography
Leaving her family behind, Lynn traverses the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer.
The Headhunter's Daughter
The Headhunter's Daughter
Editor
Leaving her family behind, Lynn traverses the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer.
The Headhunter's Daughter
The Headhunter's Daughter
Writer
Leaving her family behind, Lynn traverses the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer.
The Headhunter's Daughter
The Headhunter's Daughter
Director
Leaving her family behind, Lynn traverses the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer.
Remedy
Remedy
Writer
In a rural coastal village in the Philippines, Mona trains under her mother to start working as a professional mourner-for-hire. After a botched performance, Mona retreats from her mother's fury, and seeks out a shaman to cure her inability to cry.
Remedy
Remedy
Director of Photography
In a rural coastal village in the Philippines, Mona trains under her mother to start working as a professional mourner-for-hire. After a botched performance, Mona retreats from her mother's fury, and seeks out a shaman to cure her inability to cry.
Remedy
Remedy
Producer
In a rural coastal village in the Philippines, Mona trains under her mother to start working as a professional mourner-for-hire. After a botched performance, Mona retreats from her mother's fury, and seeks out a shaman to cure her inability to cry.
Remedy
Remedy
Director
In a rural coastal village in the Philippines, Mona trains under her mother to start working as a professional mourner-for-hire. After a botched performance, Mona retreats from her mother's fury, and seeks out a shaman to cure her inability to cry.
Umbilical Cord to Heaven
Umbilical Cord to Heaven
Writer
Past and present merge through body and land connections to awaken ancient mythologies and spiritualities. Set in the present-day Philippines, the film depicts fairies and gods returning to the land as they are called back and remembered by several individuals, proving the country’s constant connection to its rich, complex history.
Umbilical Cord to Heaven
Umbilical Cord to Heaven
Director
Past and present merge through body and land connections to awaken ancient mythologies and spiritualities. Set in the present-day Philippines, the film depicts fairies and gods returning to the land as they are called back and remembered by several individuals, proving the country’s constant connection to its rich, complex history.