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Ally, a free-spirited young woman, navigates her developing admiration for Jed, her flamboyant neighbor, through nightly banter and ice cream run before mustering the courage to express her feelings with a sweet, genuine gesture.
"Lunod" is a documentary exploring the sacred Tinipak River in Rizal Province, Philippines, and its connection to local inhabitants. The film centers on 63-year-old Nanay Nelly, a Dumagat tribe member, as she confronts the impending threat of the Kaliwa Dam, which endangers the river's existence.
Taal volcano in the Philippines is active and one of the most lethal on the planet. It erupted 3 times in the last 60 years. Despite the risk of volcanic eruption, a thriving and vibrant community of residents, whom we call Volcanians, lives around it. The film captures the human stories behind residents whose existence relies on such a hazardous neighbor. The film feature stunning views of the crater and shows the contrasting view of a paradise-like beauty at reach of a smoldering volcano.
A Serene Film
A middle aged couple—Leila, a human resourcer officer, and Felix, a ride hailing app driver—will find their seemingly lifeless routine shaken when Leila sleepwalks one night and asks Felix, “Who are you?” Against their fast-paced urban life, the sleepwalking incidents will spark the question of their existence and togetherness, and finally, wake them up to life.
A Serene Film
"Through Each Thread" explores the intricate weaving tradition of Indang, Cavite, where local women continue an age-old craft that intertwines culture, history, and science. By focusing on the weaving process and the fibers they use, the film highlights the hidden genius and enduring principles of physics embedded in this timeless art.
Collage of cartoon images of the nuclear weapons protest and images of Filipino tribal rites.
This is not a short film by Khavn.
Childhood friends Remy, Marites and Ricky, who are all descendants of the first indigenous settlers of Agusan Marsh, make it their life mission to protect and preserve their ancestral land. Despite the social and environmental challenges they have to face, they take small steps in achieving their common goal.
In a small town where everyone knows each other, the Hernandez family struggles to bury a dangerous secret. In hopes to cover it up and start anew, would they succeed or will they only add it to their growing list of dark secrets?
In the year 2005, a pre-show interview tells the story of the rising stars of Cebu City: TGBTB (Tagubtob). Four siblings share the beginning of their musical journey and how it was still able to continue.
Skyrocketing prices of onions are stoking public anger in the Philippines, but farmers also bear the brunt of the cost. Merlita, an onion farmer for over 30 years, has had to deal with debt of over half a million pesos, unsustainable farming conditions, and the suicide of her husband.
In the midst of a casual setup, Aleck and Kirby get caught in a complex web of emotions as their relationship blossoms into something more, questioning their notions of intimacy and the boundaries they previously set.
A man befriends a cloud in order to find his lost family. Shot on Super 8mm.
basta't mahal kita is an examination of a woman's cognitive experience during a time when space for self-reality is suffocating. this is an intersection of materials that trigger perception and memory of a woman who reflects the society whose anger comes from love. memory is both an ally and an enemy.
After a one-night stand, an arrogant playboy and a timid young woman discover that any pleasure or pain they inflict on themselves is simultaneously felt by the other.
Following the story of Timer, a disillusioned romantic man, who is wondering about this lady, Naroa, who keeps on showing up mysteriously around him. Until one day, after waking up from the night of drinking, he was finally able to talk to Naroa. Naroa then decided to invite Timer to show him the truth in her life. Even though Timer was hesitant, he still went with Naroa and joined her journey. Timer kept on asking Naroa about her name since she hasn’t told him anything about it. Naroa disrupted him. Naroa brought Timer in the seashore. Naroa's resting place. Sitting on the sand, Timer and Naroa starts to become comfortable with each other. Timer falls asleep next to Naroa. She left her necklace to Timer while telling him how happy she was. The next day, Naroa is nowhere to be seen. He felt something in his hand, it was Naroa’s necklace. He then ran everywhere calling Naroa’s name, until he saw her and ran towards her. But as he reached her, Naroa vanished.
Kay-ano Nagtutuok it Langit? is a short film about grief and the loss of a life that was once shared. It tells the tale of a woman who, upon receiving ominous news, started recalling short and innocent glimpses of her past, realizing the signs she had kept on dismissing.
A student aspires to go for what he wants in university, but everyone around him hinders him from doing so.
As the Bible says, “Money is the root of all evils”. The movie revolves around how some of the supposedly hard-earned money found its way to the hands of a loving father, his son, vendors, a suitor, street gang, a mob, and the mob-boss based in California USA who nailed the coffin culminating to the surprised ending scene. The actors and interpretative dances are from the hip hop group Lazarus based in Cavite.
Marcelito Pomoy All Performances: America’s Got Talent Champions
An unearthing of Eraserheads’ roots, its meteoric rise to fame and mainstream success, down to its eventual breakup, then leading to its historic reunion concert years after disbandment.
Meet Lentis (Alex Diaz), a mermaid who returns to shore to see her beloved earthling Nep (Yasser Marta). If he asks to have legs to get to know the young man better, will fate give it to him?
When the power of a song from the heart meets the power of the truth of a short documentary -- “DOCUMUSIC”.
Kapag kumulo ang dugo · Jesus parents were both criminals. After they died Jesus was left in the care of his grandmother.
A young deaf woman tells us of her first experience going to the cinema. What ensues is a poetic exploration of Thai Sign Language and its imagined affinities with film. Eye Your Ear takes as a starting point how we develop our imagination and the ways we relate through language.
A newbie father tells a magical story of a hero to her daughter through a simple shadow play.
A young woman writes a bittersweet letter to her lover to reunite with her great love. An experimental film showing the imagery of what it means to let go.
June, a single father of an 18-year-old named Andoy, planned a big event for his only son. He displays everything that his son’s favorite. His son got trauma when he was a kid, but his father didn’t know anything about him. When the guests arrive, everything was off, his son heard a lot of things. Every guest was happy but Andoy locks himself for avoidance to never hear any of them.
A determined graphic designer, Mike, takes part in Jan Jan’s, an enthusiastic vlogger, 18-hour long “TRY NOT TO EAT” challenge in exchange for money. Once the challenge approaches its end, a dreadful consequence intervenes Mike that shocks his friends.
On what seems to be an ordinary day, a woman comes home with baggage on hand. Inside contains several ingredients, which she, later on, used to cook food that is known to many. But while in the process, something had happened. An ordinary day was suddenly not ordinary at all. The baggage she brought home has been with her all along.
Waiting for an unrequited love after a long-distance separation against the backdrop of nostalgic 90s in provincial Philippines, Chester still has high hopes, as big and infinite as the sun.
The acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community by the Catholic Church has always been controversial and much-debated even after significant progress in equality and human rights has been achieved in the past decade. If the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ walked amongst us today as drag queens, will Catholics and Christians accept them for who they are?
An actress is driven to the brink of madness as she sees the evil of show business for herself.
The film is about Carlo, a man in his mid 20s, trapped in abusive relationship and tries to escape from his live in partner Anna, for a better change.
Tami-aw is a docu narrative film about the journey of a less fortunate widow Louigina "igi" on her way to claim cash aid from the government. such aid was supposed to be an educational support but it turns out to be used to support but it turns out to be used to support their survival. Is there any other way to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty of a Filipino family?
Ale Alejandra is a short film about a young woman named Cassandra, who sets off to look for her missing sister, Valerie, and to seek revenge for the murder of their aunt, Alejandra. In her vengeful journey, Cassandra uncovers her aunt’s strange past as a barbecue-stick-wielding vigilante, and confronts Jeremias, Ferdinand, and Roberto; the three men responsible for Alejandra’s murder and Valerie’s disappearance, and who were once Alejandra’s comrades in the notorious barbecue-stick-wielding vigilante group, Sutukil.
Still Here, Still Walking is a diary film about the contradictions that the filmmaker continues to face as an activist struggling between mental health issues and political work. It goes from her experience as a naive art student from a school founded by the Marcoses to her participation in the mass movement, which eventually overlaps with conflicts with her family, her studies, her organizations, and herself, ending in a wavering “revolutionary optimism”. While the work is mostly self-reflections, it is an attempt to view these subjective emotional experiences through impersonal and political lens. It delves not just into the psyche of the self, but also of the depressed and deprived masses who, despite it all, continue to seek out an alternative to this rotten system and build a better life grounded in communal support.
1896, start of the Philippine Revolution, Liwa, Ula and Ughaw, female aswangs facing extinction, due to Spanish colonizers wanting to extinguish the Filipino culture join the Katipunan as faction leaders to ultimately defeat the race that is killing them.
A transgender sampaguita farmer decides to renovate their neglected kitchen as soon as she heard that her son is going home.
In the southern Philippine city of Cebu, a troubled detective struggles to solve a series of grisly killings, while a deep conspiracy works to keep the truth just out of his reach.
Yield is an ethnographic inquiry done over a period of five years, documenting the lives of nine children living in dire Third World conditions. Stonecutters April, Ariel, and Rommel are siblings living off selling rocks they hack off a menacing mountain. Jomar scours the ocean silt for gold. Edralen and Jason tend to and transport agricultural products. With the addition of Alex and Glady Mae, both born with hydrocephalus; and Essam, a child warrior-the definition of labor is expounded to include another meaning: labor as part of the creation and eventual decline of life.
Four friends rent a VIP island resort during storm season in hopes to save some money on their wedding.
Discover the history of Pinoy komiks starting with Rizal and find out if his progressive ideas are embedded in this popular medium.
a short film by Pamela L. Reyes.
After traditional crops failed due to flooding, the town of Guiguinto, Bulacan found new hope and identity in cultivating ornamental plants. The documentary Guinto't Punso showcased how this agricultural shift blossomed into the vibrant Halamanan Festival, a symbol of community resilience and a thriving green economy.
As American missionaries move into a house in the Philippines, their cleaning lady discovers an unsettling presence from the past.
Behind closed doors, a child growing up amidst nightly screams and broken silence counts down the hours as her world slowly crumbles. Outside, elders repeatedly ignore her cries for help. At home, she struggles to pretend that everything is fine, no matter how hard her mother tries. In truth, darkness is slowly engulfing their family, until one night of darkness comes that will change everything.
A DokyuBata 2025 finalist about Pathways to Higher Education's work in bridging gaps in the country's education system and its transformative impact in the lives of the program's participants.
A very short animation to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Missing Halloween.
After a hit at a bar leaves a singer blinded, a remorseful assassin secretly protects her — only to fall in love with the woman who can expose him.
An old CD burns a distant moment into memory.
Directed by Roland Ledesma.
Against the coastal backdrop of Oslob, Cebu, a young woman drifts from place to place, carrying an unresolved anger from the loss of her father at a young age, until her path crosses with a lonely ex-criminal, also haunted by shadows from the past.
In an effort to address learning loss after the pandemic, a grassroots reading program using play takes root in coastal communities in Southern Philippines, helping an indigenous child, an introverted orphan, and a passionate volunteer facilitator nurture hope and peace through learning.
Thelma, an exploited call center agent, grows increasingly enamored by the late night host of the local lottery draw.
The MOVIE QUEEN who gave up everything for the sake of her sister and paid the price. The OVERNIGHT SENSATION who had too much of fame, too soon BEFORE SHE WAS READY FOR IT!
Friends undergo their routinely neon-ecstasy-fueled-trip; discovering not just the city but also themselves.