DOMINIC CU UNJIENG BEKAERT is a Filipino-Belgian audiovisual director and film preservationist who lives and works in Manila.
DOMINIC CU UNJIENG BEKAERT is a Filipino-Belgian audiovisual director and film preservationist who lives and works in Manila.
DOMINIC CU UNJIENG BEKAERT is a Filipino-Belgian audiovisual director and film preservationist who lives and works in Manila.
He was previously based in Paris, France, where he studied film production at ESEC (Ecole Supérieure d’études Cinématographiques) and graduated with a Master Degree in Film Preservation at the French National Institute for Audiovisual (INA). While living in France, he directed several short films, ads and music videos.
He moved back to Manila in 2016 to head the National Film Archives of the Philippines, where he spearheaded the preservation and restoration of titles such as Batang Westside by Lav Diaz, among many others.
In 2019, he founded his own production company Zoopraxi Studio, with his wife & partner Clementine Bekaert. Through Zoopraxi Studio they produced & directed a feature film (An Errand, 2024), multiple award winning music videos, ads and a visual album (Nadine Lustre's Wildest Dreams, 2020).
Gender
Male
Birthplace
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
