KL Carpio
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Born:
Aug 06, 1994

Age: 31 Alive

From:
Malolos City, Bulacan, Philippines

Department:
Production

Total Credits: 25

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KL Carpio

Also known as: Kenneth Labrador Nemenzo-Carpio, K. L. Carpio, KL Carpio, Ken Carpio

Biography

KL Carpio (b. 1994) is a Filipino filmmaker, activist, and critic whose practice spans writing, directing, production, costume design, sound, editing, and producing. His works are rooted in real accounts and guided by a clear moral stance on exploitation, often centering conflict survivors, indigenous peoples, and the Philippines’ National Living Treasures.

Carpio began as a film critic for NoInk, ABS-CBN Publishing’s now-defunct digital newsstand, where he honed a sharp sense of storytelling ethics before shifting into filmmaking. His early short, Wakas (2016), became a touchstone for Texture: A Foster Visual Media House, establishing him as a director committed to bold, socially driven narratives while also working as a writer, production designer, wardrobe master, and camera operator.

His first works—Fins (2015), If You Dance With Him (2016), and Baon (2019)—shaped his reputation for short-form experimentation rooted in lived experience. Slang/Along (2019), an iFlix Origin...

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