Discoveries from Philippines World Cinema

Kung ako'y iiwan mo: Directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. With Lorna Tolentino, Gabby Concepcion, Sarah Jane Abad, Edu Manzano.

A small video explainer that communicates climate change through the greatest common denominator, the heat outside.

As Juan, an errand boy, goes through his normal day routine, he casually explains scientific concepts and phenomena surrounding climate change with various encounters throughout his errand journey. The team’s concept of climate change expression and communication is delivered through an interactive, engaging, and fun way transitioning into a motivational mood for a call for action as the film’s ending statement.

A daring and sensual drama about a surrogate and a baby maker.

On her 25th birthday, Cherry Pie “Che-Che” Dimaayos invites her estranged extended family to her party to introduce them to the new life she has cultivated. For the sake of acquiring the belongingness she has been yearning for, would Che-Che let her family walk all over her, even on her special day?

Sa kamay ng batas: Directed by Pepe Marcos. With Edu Manzano, John Estrada, Eric Fructuoso, Alma Concepcion.

University Ampitheater UP Diliman December 12, 2019

A Mother who is obsessed with the alms of her beloved husband, for the reason that she still cannot get away from the fact that she should leave.

WBO MINIMUMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 Melvin Jerusalem (Philippines) vs. Masataka Taniguchi (Japan) Edion Arena, Osaka, Japan January 7, 2023

Atorni Agaton: Abogadong de kampanilya: Directed by Jose 'Pepe' Wenceslao. With Dolphy, Gloria Romero, Vivian Velez, Aurora Sevilla.

Dimas at Magdalena: Directed by Dante Pangilinan. With Rommel Padilla, Glydel Mercado, Bernard Bonnin, Ramon Christopher.

A peek into the life of Xoo, a young Filipino "pilosopo" who is forced to attend a blind date set by his nephew.

A birthday boy bakes a cake, a guy wants to witness the spirit of Christmas, and a mother and daughter makes a queso de bola.

This is an interactive short film. You get to choose the next act for your desired direction of the storyline. One day, you woke up from a dream or nightmare (probably the cabin fever kicking) in an unfamiliar place, then you decided to get out as soon as possible, but which way will you go exactly?

Can a man who had fought too long and hated so much find love and peace among his fellowmen?

Three stories of three generation bloodline of drunkards in a three shot story film.

A Western man in black pays local hospitals nightly visits, carrying an ice bucket. Later revealed as a member of an International organ-trading association, he seduces women into spending nights with him with his ulterior motive. This night, however, he meets a mysterious woman who proves to be his match.

A Western man in black pays local hospitals nightly visits, carrying an ice bucket. Later revealed as a member of an International organ-trading association, he seduces women into spending nights with him with his ulterior motive. This night, however, he meets a mysterious woman who proves to be his match.

Malcom is a time-conscious college student who lives alone. He isn't a very social person. His first alarm of the day goes off to indicate the start of his usual routine. Simple, yet calm. He couldn't complain about it. He gets up to prepare for school, and while brushing his teeth his second alarm goes off. That's the cue for Malcom to get out of the house and head out. His day goes by exactly as his expected, until suddenly, in the middle of his class at 11:30 AM, his alarm goes off. Or did it? He took his phone out to find no notification. Sooner or later, the ringing starts again, this time, only he can hear it. How far will it go before he starts to give up his peaceful life?

Entry to the Pelikula Ilokana Film Exhibition 2022

When a foreign god conquers the islands that are yet to be called the Philippines, the shaman Manang Klara fights with her sweat and blood to defend her culture and identity from the inevitable Spanish conquest.

Duterte Regime, Philippines. Reality mingles with fiction when an amateur filmmaker directs a film about a veteran action star who auditions for a young director's film debut about a self-proclaimed messiah—their ending is still to be written.

The Klikbot Guardians are four intrepid klikbots chosen to defend the world from the Kreatures who threaten to destroy it. But when a group called the Kultists are making their move to awaken the most powerful kreatures known as the Kalamities, our heroes must overcome their past and find strength in each other in order to save the day.

An entry to the 16th Animahenasyon - 2022

Bow, a lonely bowerbird, aims and struggles to attract a partner through his art of nest building. Through his determination, he is able to build a nest that attracts a whole flock of birds, but only to be stolen by an overpowering bird who convinces the community of his ownership. Now, Bow must stay determined and prove himself to the bird community.

A young girl brings us on a journey through all four seasons as she wishes for her deepest desires.

After his brother's disappearance, Jun and his mother are left alone and must learn to face their grief together.

The short animated film, 'Laro. Gawa. Tulog.' will be told from the perspective of a college student who strives to manage his time between his academics, his well-being, and his personal activities. During his college life, learning in an online environment during the Covid-19 pandemic got him interested because of an unusual series of events that happened to him. Within the story, there are exciting characters such as Laro, Gawa, and Tulog. They represent the main character’s, Abel, in three personas: His playful side, his student/hard-working side, and his vulnerable side.

A frenetic collage of scenes with a commentary provided by the pioneer of the independent film, Nick Deocampo, serves as a film manifesto for New Cinema – the movement lead by young filmmakers who lived under the dictatorship for 20 years and who rebelled against the propagandist cinema. The committed film speaks about the social change, the new film and the new world.

A collective work, made at the beginning of the 1990s, was the result of a workshop lead by German filmmakers, such as Michael Wulfes and Christian Weisenborn. Its authors, who now belong among the stars of the Philippine cinema, depict intimate portraits of children living in the streets of Manila.

CCP’s Panaghabi (Weaving Mindanao’s Triumphs Of Life)

ABS-CBN Ball is the biggest celebrity red carpet event of the year — where over 300 Kapamilya stars comes together as one family for a cause.

After cutting classes, Pilote and Jasem finds a dead body in one of the stalls of their high school’s male restroom. To allow the body to rest in peace, Pilote suggests that they bury the body themselves at the cemetery. On their journey to the cemetery, they encounter numerous situations that may or may not get in their way.

Malaya, a dedicated daughter, pursuing her dreams and living the life her mother can afford to give. Just when the pandemic happened, everything in her life turned upside down, spiraling so fast that she couldn’t get hold of any of it. A promise was made, could Malaya fulfill her mother’s last wish or just let the waves of the past completely wash away her hopes and dreams for the future.

SB19 BACK IN THE ZONE Online Concert Black Star Entertainment Production and ShowBT Philippines July 18, 2021

Music and the arts have comforted many individuals and families during this pandemic time and it continues to bring hope, inspiration and joy to people of all ages amidst the challenges of life.

THE JUANS Open Gig (With Fireworks Display) Somo Vista Mall, Bacoor, Cavite December 23, 2021

Two playboy con-artists preying for rich women, together with their respective stooges, would be engaged in a rivalry and would do anything to eliminate each other.

José Nepomuceno‘s documentary on the funeral of President Sergio Osmeña’s wife.

Khavn is jack of all trades. In this case he brings an improvised homage to the great silent slapstick tradition. In the idiom of the silent film, but with the absurdist humour of Dada, he presents two brothers who wear the traditional Filipino barong. They are looking for two missing brothers, but in fact mainly get in each other's way. The necessary colourful slapstick extras cross their path as well.

“When I was growing up, my mum very rarely spoke about her life in the Philippines,” says director James J. Robinson of the inspiration behind this film. “My only impression of her life before moving to Australia was formed exclusively through rare family photos and the music she’d sing out loud in her room.” Inang Maynila was inspired by the director’s desire to paint a picture of his mother’s childhood in Quezon City and, by extension, for an idea of his heritage. Robinson spoke to his mother’s school friends, visited her former school and church, and stayed in her local neighborhood. “Speaking to these lifelong friends of my hers, I discovered that the story of my mother’s childhood ran much deeper than that of one person,” says the director, who used local actors to recreate the narrated memories of these women.

Lust Never Lasts (2021) ; Country: Philippines ; Type: Drama ; Episodes: 6 ; Aired: Jun 15, 2021 - Jul 22, 2021

This movie is about child prostitution and child abandonment based on the reality of those who live in the streets, as seen in the struggles of four people in their journey of fate and friendship.

In a small fishing town in Cebu, six-year-old Junjun tries to run on water to escape his bullies with the help of a superhero named Boy Kilat.

The Philippines is in lockdown. A young woman is forced to return to her childhood home where she rediscovers her makeshift dollhouse. Her touch breathes life back into the tiny dolls, coming alive as they replay an all too familiar story.

Three victims of alleged demonic harassment tell their harrowing tales of survival.

Anne Curtis ends her four-year concert hiatus this June with a Resorts World Manila show.

A man prepares for his induction into a cult as he worships at an altar. As he prays, he realizes that the induction process is much more gruesome than he thinks.

As time passes by with dementia patients, faded memories turn into fragments that their minds could not remember every detail. The power of photos holds in capturing moments, it can be a witness, and also immortalize time. Photographs fade too, over time details from the photo can be erased . But without one’s mindfulness as it degenerates, photos are just another tangible thing we have left. How can a machine process without its processor?

The world was refreshed after the flood, this is the version this side of the world. A Bukidnon Folk Tale from the Philippines.

Images of Singapore and Malaysia converses with musings of an uprooted Tausug family about the conundrums of their identity and history in this film, which mainly draws inspiration from myths about a beloved mountain in Sulu, Mindanao, Philippines.

Magdalena S. Palacol Story: Directed by Junn P. Cabreira. With Alma Moreno, Toby Alejar, Gardo Versoza, Alan Paule.

A story about a farmer and a young female teacher that just arrived from the metro.

The Great Unknown is the twelfth studio album by Filipino singer Sarah Geronimo. ... Released: January 31, 2016; "The Great Unknown"

Memories of the days before the pandemic started, lockdown, and wearing face masks, this documentary is a personal documentation of how my parents and our family cope-up with the said pandemic. All we can do is sing our hearts out.

An exploration of the distortion and decay of memory and culture as portrayed by a collection of rapid-fire, manipulated, and distorted sound and picture.

A timid young boy who grew up with misfits deals with confusion and tragedy on the night of his 12th birthday.

Manila, 1896. A troubled wife confides to a priest, wanting to find solace for her husband’s sins. But when the priest uncovers a plot that will endanger the church and the state, the usual confession quickly turns into a fire-and-brimstone interrogation.