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• His debut movie was a product of not being able to land a regular job after college.
• Became the first-ever Filipino to be selected for a filmmaking residency at the Cinéfondation Residence du Festival de Cannes program.
• Maicling Pelicula Nañg Ysañg Indio Nacional (O Ang Mahabang Kalungkutan ng Katagalugan) (2005) was his first full-length short film. 
• Has made a name for himself in the field of experimental cinema.
• A retrospective of his films has been screened in Paris, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, South Korea, and the Museum of the Moving Image in New York.