Dominic Bekaert
Directing
Biography
Dominic Bekaert’s first feature film, AN ERRAND, 83 min, 2024, was selected at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025, and won best Editing and Sound design at the 20th Cinemalaya edition. It also received Best Director, Best First Film, Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Original Soundtrack by the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers. Through ZOOPRAXI STUDIO, founded in 20218 with his producer Clémentine Comoy, Dominic has conceptualized, directed, shot and edited numerous music videos, advertising and short films -including WILDEST DREAMS (33min) for Nadine Lustre, the Philippines’ first visual album, recipient of awards from MYX Philippines, and the International Music Video Awards (IMVA). From 2016 to 2018 he led the National Film Archives, under the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP). His time as head of the Archives - during which he supervised the digitization of Filipino masterpieces - deepened his knowledge of the Philippines’ cinema history, and his relationship with the local audiovisual landscape. Holder of a B.A. in film production at ESEC (Paris, France) and a M.A. in Film Preservation at INA (National Institute of Audiovisual, Paris France), Dominic recently attended Asghar Farhadi’s masterclass in Bologna, directing a short film under his mentorship.
Known For
Wildest Dreams is a sonic adventure into the mind and heart of Nadine’s artistry. Drawing from personal experiences we hear and feel true reflection throughout this album.
Wildest Dreams
A driver is sent on a simple errand: to pick up a designer t-shirt and a tin of viagra for his boss, who is shacked up in a hotel with his lover. Simple as it sounds, the road trip crisscrosses the chasms of time, class, and character.
An Errand
When a body is found after a wild night in a Manila Disco in 1981, we go back in time to examine how the intertwined desires of a rising bank officer, her glamorous mentor and the gigolo between them build toward a killing on the eve of the Marcos regime's collapse. A colorful and sensual Disco Noir.