
Sam Manacsa
Biography
Sam Manacsa is a Filipino filmmaker working across multiple disciplines. Her short film Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (2023) had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival, while If People Such as We Cease to Exist (2016) was selected for the International Competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. She is an alumna of SEAFIC Seed Lab (2022) and TIFF Directors’ Lab (2025). As a production designer, she has worked on award-winning films, …
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Filmography
Crew (27)
Movies (27)
Amoeba
2026Costume Design
Amoeba
2026Production Design
Next Step Studio Indonesia
2026Director
Next Step Studio Indonesia
2026Writer
Open Endings
2026Production Design
And If Thuy Didn't Exist
2026Producer
Annisa
2026Director
Water Sports
2024Creative Consultant
Cold Cut
2024Production Design
Nightbirds
2024Production Design
Cross My Heart and Hope to Die
2023Director
Cross My Heart and Hope to Die
2023Writer
Primetime Mother
2023Production Design
A Catholic Schoolgirl
2023Production Design
Five Breakups and a Romance
2023Art Direction
Whether the Weather Is Fine
2021Art Direction
Sakaling Maging Tayo
2019Art Direction
Sila-Sila
2019Art Direction
Spid
2019Assistant Director
Never Tear Us Apart
2018Art Direction
Please • Care
2017Art Direction
Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee of the Month
2017Art Direction
Baka Bukas
2016Art Direction
If People Such as We Cease to Exist
2016Director
If People Such as We Cease to Exist
2016Script
The Void Is Immense in Idle Hours
Director
The Void Is Immense in Idle Hours
Writer
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