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Pepe Diokno is a Filipino film director and producer, born in Manila on August 13, 1987.
In 2009, he won the Venice Film Festival's Lion of the Future Award for his debut film, Engkwentro.
Pepe has also been named one of the world's most exceptional emerging filmmakers.
He is now working on his second film.
A Little War
Synopsis: When a 13-year-old Muslim insurgent is killed in battle, a love story starts between his best friend and a young tribal princess, as they travel through the jungles of the civil war-wrought island of Mindanao, carrying the body of their fallen comrade.
Status: Development
Engkwentro
What it's about: In the last decade, over 814 people have been killed by state-sponsored vigilantes in the Philippines. Many of the victims were children.