Discoveries from Philippines World Cinema

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.

Parisukat is a timely film that exhibits abuse, stereotyping and cyber-crimes. It forces us to look at our culture and how current technology is abused for selfish and cruel reasons. It exposes how these new tools have the potential to ruin our lives. In an ever-changing world, Parisukat shows how vicious we all can be.

Kuh Ledesma & Regine Velasquez “Power Of Two” Concert Music Museum June 15, 1996

A story of three Bboys (Breakdancers) from different backgrounds but with the same passion in life.

Five kids find themselves in an orphanage after facing their personal disasters head on. Their new shelter is not to be their sanctuary.

In order to support her daughter's matriculation, a "Maaram" who uses her shamanic power to take advantage of her situation must face a dreadful knowing punishment for something she has done.

Lea Salonga: Playlist A Celebration of 35 Years THE REPEAT January 18, 2014 PICC Plenary Hall See you all there!

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.

It is difficult to choose between your loved one and your dreams.

Mervine AQUINO and his mother rummage into unpacked boxes of belongings, looking for their old home video tapes. Only one tape is found. Missing Cassettes salvages what remains of video memories, seeking to make sense of moments now obsolete and barely playable.

Speeding cars. Dancing lights. The Philippine capital and the night. Burnt and distorted pictures of an unknown young boy. An image of a naked body mapping it in the city. A visual mood piece of the Philippine capital and a study on rhythm, pace, and restlessness. A sensual aural arrangement gathered from recordings of intimate moments with the persona’s visitor—their lover. A nauseous experience in an alienating world, finding peace and home in one’s existence.

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.

Identical twin brothers Peter & Paul are in the middle of their identity crisis while sharing the same love & admirations.Will they accept the truth about themselves or escape from it?

The body ruminates in peace, wallows in fire, looks at you, lights the room, and drowns in war. A one man, one body film.

After the genocides perpetrated by American expansionists during the Filipino-American War, the slogan of "Benevolent Assimilation" was more carefully set into motion by American civilian rule. Told in the epistolary form, excerpts of letters by William Howard Taft, appointed by American President McKinley to bring about further pacification of the new colony, formulates how to win the hearts and minds of the Filipinos.

A story based on the Filipino children’s game with the same name that involves hiding a small object such as a stone in their palms. The game’s mechanics and chant became a metaphor for how it feels as a queer hiding in the closet all their lives, and how the feeling of longing for freedom; hiding their true sexuality hinders them from living their lives to the fullest, to be free.

During the surge of farmers killing in their province, Junalyn stays awake missing her father, a farmer, who chose not to sleep with them that night. Her brother, Janjan comforted her by telling Junalyn a bedtime story, revealing that their father is an actual superhero protecting them from the monsters that would like to take over their lands. As the great tale finally puts Junalyn to sleep, a piece of unexpected news will keep them awake from now on.

Two women share personal accounts of their lives as sex workers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila.

Daan patungong tawaya: Directed by J.R. Macahilas, Kevin Piamonte. With Jomer Ata, Daniel Baldisimo Jr., John Barrios, Christian Paul Caunca.

'The Helper' chronicles the diverse stories from Hong Kong's migrant domestic workers, exploring the immense

Life in the Philippines can be a test in resiliency. Earthquakes, typhoons, volcanic eruptions strike with cyclical regularity. In the time of pandemic, threat to survival has been no more pronounced for the nurses, the frontliners trapped in dire circumstances and suspended dreams.

A rugged girl in her twenties shrugs off sexual harassment from her boss, for the fear of losing her job. After moving into her new apartment, she experiences sleep paralysis and is visited by a foul-mouthed dark entity with a lust driven agenda.

A day in the life of two out-of-school 7-year-old kids. They spend most of their time playing outside or being at home watching TV with their absent mothers.

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Ramon Estella's nationalistic pre-war drama

“Tsinelas” Official Entry INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2022.

College Girls: Directed by Robert Delos Reyes. With Hazel Espinosa, Jasmine Tolentino, Rosemarie Rose, Nicko Montes.

A teenage girl troubled by her thoughts does not want to attend the final day of her deceased father's funeral.

Nonoy Garote and the Sidekicks: Directed by Efren C. Piñon. With Chiquito, Tugak, Ronnel Victor, Gilbert Gardner.

A tongue-in-cheek poke at our own culture and recent history. The First Lady is none other than Imelda Marcos, the First Daughter none other than Kris Aquino. Both women’s lives and antics juxtaposed with gory evocations of the highly publicized chop-chop lady murders that were exploited by those 90s slasher films Aquino herself starred in.

Sarah Geronimo 24/SG on July 7, 2012 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Expect a bolder, stronger and braver Sarah Geronimo as she turns a year

"Tuloy ang Pasko" is set in the Christmas season in Manila during the 70's.

TWO NEIGHBORS ADOPT TWO SMALL BOYS WITH MAGICAL POWERS THAT SAVE THEIR FAMILIES FROM HARM.

A romantic drama centered around a husband, a wife, and a cheating incident that builds up to other conflicts in their relationships and their evening drive.

Alejandro 'Diablo' Malubay: Directed by Augusto Salvador. With Ronnie Ricketts, Jessica Maria Rodriguez, Janine Barredo, Robert Arevalo.

Hatulan: Bilibid Boys 2: Directed by Deo Fajardo Jr.. With Dante Rivero, Al Tantay, Toby Alejar, Raymond Bagatsing.

Iligpit si Victor Sarraza: Directed by Efren C. Piñon. With Ace Vergel, Gelli de Belen, Chuck Perez, Charlie Davao.

Jose Rizal: Ang buhay ng isang bayani: Directed by Butch Nolasco. With Joonee Gamboa.

Bamboo. See Filipino rockstar, singer and songwriter Bamboo performing live on the Jubilee Stage. Friday, February 11th 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.

Moira's one-night-only concert will light up Expo 2020 Dubai's Jubilee Stage at 8:00 pm.

Yeng Constantino,Gloc-9 & K-Brosas Live in Expo 2020 Dubai, UAE. 4.8. 220 Reviews. Event ended. 18:30 Sun 27 Feb 2022.

A newsreel on the Cebu Disaster.

Isla Paradiso ; Director. Roger Baruelo ; Writer. Jojo Lapus(story and screenplay) ; Stars. Lawrence David · Sheila Ysrael · Janet Diaz.

A story about love, jealousy and obsession. Guzman is the boyfriend who believes that the best way to keep his woman's love is to make her jealous.

Bastardo: Directed by Pepe Marcos. With Ian Veneracion, Ina Raymundo, Raymond Bagatsing, Mark Gil.

Akin ang paghihiganti: Directed by Noli Salvador. With Flor Cristobal, Charlie Davao, Dan Fernandez, Dick Morado.

Three women brought together by fate. Three women trapped in the sex trade. Together, they strive to fight life's many battles.

The death sentence of Leo Echegaray, a 38–year–old house painter convicted of raping a child.

A documentary about the Cordillera enriched by the Ifugao's creation of the Banaue

Burador (Ang babaing sugo): Directed by Harry James. With January Isaac Bodlovic, Kier Legaspi, Jess Lapid Jr., Gabriel Romulo.

Happy National Children's Month! World Children's Day is UNICEF's annual day of action for children, by children.

A dance film, directed by Jose Nepomuceno

Gising na si Adan: Directed by Felix E. Dalay. With Gary Estrada, Aya Medel, Via Veloso, Allona Amor.

A biopic about three Filipino Catholic priests, Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, commonly known as Gomburza.