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Carlo Ledesma

Carlo Ledesma

Director and writer, also cinematographer · Born April 21, 1975 (51) · Filippine

Carlo Ledesma is a Filipino-Australian filmmaker known for his feature films Outside, Sunod, and The Tunnel. In 2004, Carlo ventured to Australia to pursue a master’s degree in film. His thesis project, The Haircut, clinched the Mini Movie Channel Award for Best Short Film at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. That same year, he directed My Game, a feature-length documentary for Nike that delved into the Philippines’ deep-rooted passion for basketball. Carlo’s narrative feature debut came in 2011 with the found-footage horror The Tunnel, distributed by Paramount Pictures in Australia and New Zealand. The film earned him the Best Australian Director award at the 2011 Night of Horror Film Festival. Returning to the Philippines in 2012, Carlo quickly made a name for himself as a top television commercial and content director, co-founding the production house MAKINA.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 21, 1975 (51)
From
Filippine
Works as
Director and writer, also cinematographer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Carlo Ledesma's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
34%
Morality
20%
Self
14%
Society
14%
Bonds
10%
Ideas
8%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Carlo Ledesma's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carlo Ledesma's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

8 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Outside(2024)

    Director · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Follow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Fire Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Hungry for Change(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Tunnel(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Last One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Food Matters(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Haircut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Editor · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2006 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Tunnel (2011)

$1.5K worldwide

Highest rated

Food Matters (2008)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Outside (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 6: 3 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 6: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleEditing1 of 6: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

6 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Carlo Ledesma's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer

Outside (2024)

50th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Food Matters (2008)

Midcredits 89th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 31/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Carlo Ledesma work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carlo Ledesma's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Enzo Tedeschi shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers