Lavrente Indico Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic.

[3] He is frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, and has made several of the longest narrative films on record.

Due to the dangerous situation, his family moved to the more peaceful town of Tacurong where he finished his high school education.

[1] Diaz went to Manila where began doing odd jobs for various publications and took up writing about music and film for a living.

[1] Diaz worked as a critic for the Manila Standard newspaper in the late 1980s before moving to New York City to study filmmaking.

[4] His Filipino-language short story, "Pula, Puti at Saka Blu at Marami Pang Kolor" (lit.

Death in the Land of Encantos was also in competition at the Artistic Innovation Award (Visions) of the Toronto International Film Festival 2007.

Diaz was invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to join as a member in July 2017.

[14] In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Diaz signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.