Discoveries from Philippines World Cinema

Is a story about brothers Carlos and Fidel, who are both decorated war heroes. But their closeness will be challenged as they try to win the heart of their common love, Liling. Liling is actually their adopted sister. Now that she is of age, she is free to choose between Carlos and Fidel.

A young girl from the countryside dreams of disappearing. She plays a lonely game of hide-and-seek while her mother quotes the Bible and her father relishes in alcohol and history. She decides to put on a stage play based on an old Filipino film about a family who disappears in the mountains during the war. But soon after the performance, she vanishes from the car, prompting her parents to look for her in the woods. One by one, they all start to disappear.

After a couple's breakup, their cat (Pao) purposely runs away to a familiar place in an attempt to reconcile them.

The core of life starts in “innocence” until, outside force affect mentality that will change everything. This film will surely reawaken physical desire and lustful thoughts. Krisanta (Maye Tongco) and Christina (Rizza Rossini), yet in a simple yet ambitious lifestyle. When their parents died, Mang Crispulo stood up as their guardian in giving them modest and uncomplicated life. However, when two young men, Enrico (John Apacible), a typical Manila guy and Miguel (Francis Enriquez), a provincial boy, enter the frame climactic crest and story twist begin. The two battle in winning the heart of one woman. Will they succeed in their intentions?

Great Gerardo de Leon fantasy, about a legendary bandit and his python-guarded treasure trove.

An estranged daughter returns home to surprise her younger sister for her birthday.

Dolphy and Panchito reprise the roles they made popular in the 1960s, the wacky police detectives based on comic-strip characters.

Five friends delve to find what lies under the surface.

What follows is a black-and-white silent film set in the 1890s during the brewing Filipino revolution against Spanish colonialism. A series of tragic and comic sequences tells the Three Ages of an Indio (“common man”) as he progresses from boy bell ringer in a village church to teenage revolutionary to adult theater actor rehearsing a popular Spanish play.

Kiko (Chiquito) and Tisoy (Redford White) are top notch government agents. An important break comes along when gang members paid Aling Kuala with fake money.

The movie tells the story of Victor, who, since his first life in the year 1900, has spent more than a century falling in love with the same girl. He makes a promise to find her in every lifetime and love her once more.

A filmmaker revisits the town of Tayug, Pangasinan in preparation for a new feature film she is making about the folk hero Pedro Calosa and the Tayug Uprising of 1931. As she revisits the actual sites in Tayug where the infamous uprising had taken place, she imagines scenes in her new film about the subject. As she goes deeper in her research at Tayug, she uncovers the memories of the townspeople about Pedro Calosa and the Tayug Uprising of 1931.

Chronicles the Hawaii exile of the Marcoses in 1986 to the 2016 election of Duterte and 2022 election of Bongbong Marcos.

A young man assumes leadership of his tribe by virtue of his courage and bravery.

Norma and Anita are two sisters who have a rocky relationship. They begin to drift further apart when they compete for the affections of Leo ...

The first film adaptation of Severino Reys' immortal operatta.

A trilogy depicting the tragic lives of three different women.

A 1984 Filipino film starring Jess Lapid Jr. and Redford White

A story about a Filipino religious leader.

A man whose face is burned beyond recognition, facing multiple operations, despairs, but is brought back to the land of the living by the love of a woman and his faith in God.

What can a family do if someone disappears in a dictatorship? You can’t go to the police for help or information. Many families were affected in this way by the cruelty of the Marcos dictatorship (1972-1986). The film shows one of them as an example of paradise lost.

It picks up where the series left off in its final episode as the relationship of Joee and Joey moves on to the next level. Joee is about to give birth while Joey remains in love with her and tries to become a responsible foster father.

In a flood‑prone community, a mother fights to keep her children’s education stable as rising waters force families to move and adapt—revealing the quiet resilience needed to protect learning where nothing stays dry for long.

After reconnecting through a phone call, Justin, an analog filmmaker, and Grace, a frustrated poet, reminisce about the day they first met — a day that Justin tries to recreate from memory.

Clara is a Recto shop owner who peddles fake certificates and enrolment documents for a living. As her daughter’s first day of school dawns tomorrow, Clara must make a fateful decision that will force her to confront long-buried fears and broken dreams that will change her and the lives of the people around her.

Berto is secretly in love with his neighbor Melanie, who hates him because of her constant unpleasant encounters with him. One day, Berto’s son’s petition to send him in the US has been approved, while Melanie also gets a visa to the US and plans to work as a teacher abroad. Meanwhile, Berto’s friend Robin also wins a ticket to fly abroad, so Berto and Robin fly together. Melanie always hates the times she bumps with Berto, who is intentionally snooping her. But on a particular day, Berto and Robin saves Melanie from the hands of sexual abusers who try to make a move on her. Melanie begins to appreciate Berto in a different light. The two became closer to each other when they were pressed in a situation that would send Melanie home, and would risk the life of Berto’s grandson. Melanie and Berto pretend as couple and the US immigration’s constant checking makes them stay closer than ever.

Based on the life story of Sgt. Florentino 'Baggy' Bagallon, WPD's toughest and most dangerous cop.

This film tackles the ongoing underwater threat mostly caused by climate change, its possible effects and consequences if the ocean ecosystem has been destoyed.

Exzurians invade the Philippine Islands.

The people of a small village believe they have an evil creature called an Impaktita living among them.

Three stories, one day in EDSA. An opportunistic entrepreneur develops a bond with a street kid trying to help him get to his business meeting in Makati, after losing his cellphone to a snatcher. A teacher from the province haggles with a former OFW, turned taxi driver, whether the country should follow world standards in basic education requirements. And a snatcher trying to reform himself with the help of a nurse by trying to return what he stole. Three stories all asking the same thing: what matters most, the collective or the individual gain?

Filipino movie about an invisible man.

Doble Vista begins where the relationship between writer-videographer Javier and Lola, his object of romance, meets its end. The film explores a metafictional treatment taking its influences from Peter Wollen’s definition of CounterCinema as best exemplified by the films of Jean-Luc Godard.

A man and a woman rule the streets with their somewhat extraordinary skills. One is a hustler and the other is a thief. One day they are yanked out from their happy world of petty crimes.

Bringing the Kuleshov effect into the streets of Culiat.

A musical extravaganza set in Baguio.

A comedy film starring Nida Blanca, Chiquito, Nova Villa, and Rod Navarro

A story about Orlando who was held captive by a vagrant group so that they would learn how to read. Eventually, he falls in love with the daughter of the group leader.

Film directed by Tim Muñoz about straight guys experimenting with gay sex.

A comedy movie of funny misfortunes that befall two city cops.

Dess embarks on a soul searching journey and accidentally bumps into her ex-boyfriend who left her without any explanation.

A fading social media influencer and a struggling musician exploit each other in a not-so-fake relationship.

A 1980 Filipino action film starring Lito Lapid and Melanie Marquez.

Three distinct yet interwoven stories of various women and their ordinary experiences living not-so-ordinary lifestyles. Seedy, realistic, and raw.

The story line, although in fiction, was set in the last days of the Second World War in the Philippines, particularly the Bessang Pass in the island of Luzon. The combined Filipino and American military forces are having a hard time in defeating the Japanese Imperial Army. Because of this situation, many military personnel and civilians on the side of the Filipino and Americans caught between the opposing forces are dying in large numbers everyday. Equipment and logistics in large quantities are also lost during the same time. The top brass of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) decided to select six Filipinos from various several guerrilla units under its command to execute a mission codenamed “Mission X-310”:

Wounded from Battle a Soldier collapsed in the countryside due to injury during the war. He was picked up by an old man who is a local in the community. There he found out that this town is a little peculiar, and he can’t seem to escape. It's a nightmare he can’t wake up from. He will realize that he is in a dynamic realization that will change his character dynamics from here on. In fueled by guilt and resentment due to the things he has done, he struggled to forgive himself and chose to isolate himself in the vast land called purgatory.

Filipino horror movie from 1971.

A series of misadventures and crazy screwballs of a cute, dark skinned young boy named Nognog.

Random and not-so-random scenes in a day. Today is Tuesday.

A young soldier comes home after a siege and faces a different war.

When Wilfredo, an obsessive fan of HOUSE of VALENTINA's top talent Regina- finds a familiar wig on Alma's bag. Everyone finds out what Alma's been trying to hide.

Paolo, an openly gay young professional, is quite unlucky when it comes to finding romantic and lasting relationships. His college buddy Carlo comforts him every time he goes through a breakup. Will their friendship eventually lead to something else?

Two women, an army officer and a guerrilla fighter cross paths in a mission and find out they are mirror images of each other. They uncover a dark past that unite them more in the midst of conflict.