One day, in the small peaceful town of Barrio Malinawon, seven young punks, who call themselves the Iskalawags because of their shared love for Filipino action movies (particularly those starred by their idol Jeric Raval), decide to set out on a mini quest to find the tree that according to...
A Kapampangan youth who doesn't know how to speak in Kapampangan--and doesn't want to--until he runs into a compelling but weird character known as the king of Kapampangan poets.
Lorna, a mother of two, just lost her husband, a fisherman one morning in a tragic sea accident. She was left with no choice but to raise her own family. In a town where women are regarded as inferior, she defies the odds by being the first woman “mangingisda” in order to feed her kids. Will...
As a typhoon bears down on a sleepy rural town in the Philippines, strange events and even stranger behaviour foreshadow the watery catastrophe to come.
Three brothers deal with grief after the death of their mother. The eldest brother crosses the sea to retrieve her ashes, while the middle brother works to buy a vase and informs their youngest sibling who remains unaware.
Two women in a remote Muslim community confront an escalating blood feud and reach deep into themselves in hopes to undo the feud stretching back generations.
In the span of a single night, "Hungkag (Hollow) explores the lives of three solitary individuals under the eyes of the city lights. Isa, a convenience store clerk suffers from depression Josemari, struggles with the moral dilemmas of his first murder assignment; and Caloy, a taxi cab driver pushed...
Alvin Yapan’s latest work casts a refreshing take on modern relationships as he takes on the themes of romantic obsession, real identities and perhaps, true love. Tina’s love live seems doomed as every guy she falls for turns out to be…into other guys. She vows never to fall in love again and...
A prepubescent boy slowly learns of his special role in the impending apocalypse during a religious camp. As he participates in the camp activities, he gets confused between constantly emerging fantasies and his divine calling.
A group of quirky girls are confined in a pseudo-sorority group where violence and friendship are uncannily intertwined. Sandra and her best friend attempt to escape this twisted world on her birthday.
In a rural seaside town, north of Cebu, Philippines, fisher folks face the harsh reality of human-induced environmental conditions. Fueled by the consequences of dwindling marine resources, Randy, a late 20's fisherman, has delved into the world of cockfighting. He wants to make his first try in...
A senior high school student transferee from Japan starts a new life in Pangasinan. Gina, a girl who always wears a red glove on her right hand, struggles with making friends in her new school. She keeps a strong and neat impression in her identified society while struggling to fit in. She makes a...
Fatima Marie Torres and the Invasion of Space Shuttle Pinas 25
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Set during the launch of the first space shuttle of the Philippines - an ordinary old couple living in the suburbs attempts to go about their life during this strange day.
The filmmaker is fairly young, otherwise you could say this extremely long film is Khavn’s life's work. Because it is so long and the maker is Filipino, you might think he is following in the footsteps of Lav Diaz, but this is very different, more experimental, documentary-surrealistic cinema. A...
Cora, an assistant director for a major film company in Manila, returns to her rural hometown with a film crew to shoot a TV military drama funded by the tourism department. With promises of more business, she borrows her cousin’s home as a film base, causing a string of aggravations between...
