Discoveries from Philippines World Cinema

A cursed woman who is beautiful woman at night but transforms into a hukluban, an aging old woman, by sunrise. Immortal, the woman can only hope for true love to break the curse.

A family struggles to rebuild and restore normalcy in their lives after a super typhoon washes away everything.

The story is about two twin, separated at birth, one a mysterious young man named Sandino (played by Danilo Montes) who transforms into a monstrous hairy creature resembling a wolf man.

The Lo' Waist Gang visits Rancho Grande then action and comedy insure.

A father gives his son a task to buy land in the province to build an airport but the land titleholder is hesitant to sell the deeds.

Ang Huling Araw ng Linggo spans a week in a life of seven individuals with interconnected narratives.

EDSA XXX takes us on a wild ride through the ups and downs, twists and turns in the life of one man’s downfall and the rise to fame of another. The present leader KULOG NEGRO has led the country to progress; his rallying call is championing poverty for the benefit of tourists and film festivals. But the well-meaning leader is a mere puppet in the political arena and someone has just decided that he has to go.

Ang Pagbabalik ng Bituin documents a domestic helper’s Ro-Ro (roll-on, roll-off) trip from Metro Manila to Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte.

12 Days (to Destiny) is a 2019 Filipino romantic comedy directed by CJ Santos and the first film in the #BladeStories film series. It chronicles the story of 12-day friendship and eventually romance between Camille and Daniel.

A 6-year old girl gets lost in a cemetary in her mother's hometown. Despite the language barrier, a local stranger helps her find her way back home.

An interior designer is compelled to get along with her cousin's fiancé to fulfill her wishes. But guilt soon washes over them as they begin to develop feelings for each other.

Ready and packed for college, the small comfort of home unexpectedly holds back a girl who has thought she was ready to leave.

Suffering from blindness since childhood, Tatay Ening continues his life pursuits from climbing bamboo shoots to selling bamboo coin banks alone in a city, kilometers away from his home. His light to the darkness keeps him safe during unimaginable times.

Empress Schuck and Ejay Falcon star in this psychological thriller as two people who find each other while trying to make a living in a foreign country. But as time passes, underneath the sweet moments lie a toxic relationship that sparks violent tendencies.

A monster terrorizes the Philippines.

Orphaned by war, 12-year old Nikol found a new home in Isla Kalilintad, an island community of people from different cultures and faith traditions. He was forced to become an adult at a tender age, trying to eke out a living to feed Langit, his younger brother. By serendipitous circumstance, Dr Sittie and Sr Claire, a team of humanitarian workers on a mobile medical mission, visited the isla before they proceed to the other smaller islands. Nikol, eager to grab the chance to work, presented himself as a natural healer and got accepted as an all around utility person for the mission. The mobile medical mission which runs on a low budget, relies on fishing boats offered by the communities they serve as they make their way to far-flung villages rarely reached by medical services from both government and private sector. Each journey to these unknown frontiers bears stories of struggle and survival of people affected by war and extreme poverty.

Life is good at Padre Pi's town because of his magical bell. But what about the other towns? Society will crumble in our 11-minute short film.

A 1991 Filipino drama film starring Manilyn Reynes and Janno Gibbs.

Part of Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins. In 2050, a post-apocalyptic Philippines is ruled by the aswang.

Lisik: Origin Point brings a chilling tale of loss, revenge, and supernatural horror. Kara, a high school student, grapples with the tragic death of her brother, who was a victim of bullying. Her best friend, Elisha, consumed by anger and grief, seeks vengeance. But when a mysterious infection sweeps through the school, turning students into monstrous creatures, Kara and Elisha must fight for their lives. This isn't your typical zombie flick; the infection seems to amplify the evil within, creating truly terrifying creatures. What dark secrets lie behind this horrifying transformation?

It's G.I.BIDAY" verses "FIGHTING MEKENI" in the most EXPLOSIVE atomic comedy.

A poor girl named Mona was forced to work as a dancer in a night club and the life she led as a consequence of her work.

In 1982, a fourteen-year-old movie fanatic from an underprivileged family in the Municipality of Manapla coincidentally witnesses the production shoot of Oro, Plata, Mata in his hometown. Full of determination he approaches the director, Peque Gallaga, in the hopes of landing a job that would help in providing for his family, and feed his passion.

To surprise her daughter on her birthday, a mother saves up and buys a second-hand cellphone. But before she can get home, accident befalls her and she ends up dead. The phone was stolen by a janitor who was trying to make ends meet. His excitement over the phone is cut short when strange things started happening. He along with his friend team up to uncover the truth behind the unusual phone and the mysterious voice that keeps on calling.

Set in the near future, Kevin, a young scientist haunted by his childhood memories, attempts to construct a time machine that brings him back to his past. After numerous setbacks, the machine springs to life! But to his surprise, the machine takes him to a realm saturated with pictures of his adolescence, where his memories had become toxic to the core of his true self. Kevin attempts to enter each memory, but cannot bare seeing his younger self burdened with the suppression of his true identity. With a new way to ensure and be the hero to his younger self, he is determined to change the story that had already been written.

A story about Camilla a college student who is just about to graduate receives tragic news that her parents got killed in a car accident. Upon receiving the news her cousin Priscilla along with her uncle visits and comforts her. One day the fiance of Priclila returns home and meets Camilla and falls in love with her.

A divorced man who marries a widowed wife. De Leon's previous wife suddenly develops problems, and De Leon is forced to bring his son back home to live with him, his wife and her own son.

A story about a man who buried a money cache and went to jail, rehabilitated, and wanted to change his life but trouble still hunts him.

A story about four girls who want to help their mother financially by running a club.

The journey of a head priest in a small town who struggles with his faith when a beautiful lady named Vanessa confesses her sins to him.

The heart-tugging story of children who scavenge for metal scraps in the murky waters of Manila Bay, often risking their lives in the process.

Macy is an aspiring actress, but she constantly fails auditions. She receives an offer to pretend to be the long-lost granddaughter of a wealthy grandmother in exchange for a large sum of money. Can Macy's conscience handle acting as a fake heiress?

After receiving tons of criticism from netizens for posting an insensitive video online, social media influencer Apol responded by doing a livestream on Facebook to apologize to everyone.

Jesusa, a barren woman comes to her wit’s end when her philandering husband moves in with his latest mistress. Left only with her stepdaughters, she succumbs to the sordid ways of the neighborhood drug addicts

Elvis and Presley are two clown performers who performed at the shopping mall when they interacted with the little girl along with her father who works at a tailoring shop.

The town's landed gentleman and unrepentant vampire Angustia has just feasted on a young female victim and is now pursued by an angry mob of torch-carrying villagers. Cornered in the grounds of his villa, Angustia is staked through the heart with a sharpened cross and left to die alone in agony. With the sound of a howling wolf in the distance, he is tended to by his distraught sweetheart, who removes the cross and buries him underneath it. Being mortal, she is also carrying the vampire's children – twins, one good and one inherently evil – and after her mother is thrown down her stairs by an unseen force (linked to the cobra curled around the vampire's grave marker!), she leaves one of the babies, flees the village with the other child, and heads in a trance directly for the sanctuary of Angustia's villa.

A story about two identical-looking men one a gang boss and the other a college student, their lives change after their fateful meeting.

A story of a father who hires a woman to charm his son and tempers his wild ways. Unfortunately, the woman and his son fall in love which the father explicitly forbade.

In the future, farming on Earth is outlawed due to the toxic environment and all agriculture is done off-world. But despite the ban, some scientists and farmers resist.

Trip tells the story of a young boy from the province who eagerly rides a jeepney to Manila yet ends up disillusioned of what city life is really all about just by meeting all the passengers.

Luzonensis is a prehistoric hominid who is about to leave overseas to be a migrant worker. Hours before departing, he discovers that his passport is missing. Together with his father, they retrace their path to find it. Luzonensis ponders on who he is and his place in this country as their backs ache along the way.

Aswang follows a group of people whose lives have been caught up in these events: a journalist who tries to make a stand against lawlessness, a coroner, a missionary brother who comforts bereaved family members, and a street kid with parents in prison and friends in the cemetery. The film is a shocking account of unprecedented violence and the moral bankruptcy of a regime that still enjoys support from voters.

One woman’s journey through a century of love, war and discovery. Curiosity, Adventure & Love is a the story of a woman raised by fate to go boldly where few young women of her time and upbringing would go, into the arms of chance and life. A young American woman leaves her country and all security behind, to begin an adventure in the Philippines that would witness the birth of a nation, a cruel war and Occupation and reconstruction. Jessie is a striking personality, somewhere between Scarlett O’Hara and Amelia Earhart, who knew no boundaries and flew far ahead of her times, without regard to sex or society. Her story of a century well-lived is both rich and one that should restore our faith in our own humanity.

A story about a young feisty female street vendor who undergoes a change when she became a helper of a rich family.

A mysterious vigilante singlehandedly and summarily eliminates criminals.

1901, Balangiga. Eight-year-old Kulas flees town with his grandfather and their carabao to escape General Smith's Kill & Burn order. He finds a toddler amid a sea of corpses and together, the two boys struggle to survive the American occupation.

The family that works together plays together.

When Mae finds out that her husband Spanky is having an affair, Mae confronts the other woman which results in tragedy.

Four interconnected stories during the height of the Martial Law crackdown against rebels. The palpable aura of fear leaves Filipinos in a state of paralysis, unable or unwilling to move until the dark cloud of history passes over.

Through lucid dreams, Chiaro uses his subconscious as a form of escapism from his mundane life with his aunt and indolent father. However, memories from his forgotten childhood resurface as his subconscious reveals an aching truth about his past.

Donato Navales, a juvenile delinquent, seeks justice when he is wrongly accused of the death of his father, an honest policeman Sgt. Mariano Navales.

Iggy, an up-and-coming screenwriter is almost done with his story. Aware of what is going to happen once the script is finished, Iggy and his boyfriend, Michael decide to cherish their last moments together. Their last anniversary celebration. Their last song. Their last dance.

A queer college student pursues dancing despite the challenging life in the Philippines.

A story about Ando a garbage collector and a college girl.

A boy's life turned around when one night a man shot and killed his widower father. He then grows up and becomes a vagrant till his fateful meeting with an assertive kid.