Tim Cruz
Directing
Biography
Tim Cruz is a Filipino American filmmaker, director, and writer known for bold, genre blending storytelling in independent cinema. His recent feature Don’t Let the Cat Out (2025) premiered at Panic Fest and screened at FrightFest London, earning critical acclaim for its inventive mix of horror, comedy, and heart. Cruz also directed Ladybug (2024), a queer supernatural horror praised for its dreamlike and atmospheric style, as well as Tubi Originals The Final Rose and What Happens in Miami. With a background in music videos and commercials for artists like Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga and brands including Google and Apple Music, Cruz brings a sharp visual style and emotional depth to every project. His upcoming slate includes the slasher Rager, the horror feature Youth Group, and the workplace comedy series The Chateau. As an independent horror director and Filipino American storyteller, Cruz’s work continues to push boundaries, blending emotion, satire, and genre in ways that resonate with diverse global audiences.
Known For
A young finance executive inherits her uncle's mountain cabin only to discover that he also left half of it to the ruggedly handsome handyman that had been caring for it.
Starting Up Love
A group of teens make a pact that has deadly consequences.
Secrets at the Lake
Grayson is a young artist on the verge of major international success. To work on his next collection, titled ‘Ladybug’, without distraction, he decides to stay at the remote cabin owned by his family. Needing major repair work done, he hires handyman Sawyer to fix the place. But handsome Sawyer is hiding a terrible secret, for he was murdered by a homophobic serial killer, and his spirit is haunting the cabin, searching for long overdue justice. And now Grayson is being stalked by the same maniac responsible for the supernatural fate of his new lover.
Ladybug
Spring break becomes trouble in paradise for a group of best friends when one of their own goes missing and they are the prime suspects.
What Happens in Miami
A young single mother arrives on a remote island to compete on "Love at Last", TV’s number one dating show, and slowly discovers that a mysterious killer is slaying the contestants, one by one.
The Final Rose
A feline-obsessed couple find their next human vessel to transfer the soul of their beloved cat into.
Don't Let the Cat Out
Late on Christmas Eve, Father Francis Mellon is awakened by a stranger seeking confession. But as he hears this man tell his story, something stirs inside him.