Discoveries from Philippines World Cinema

A film about a girl drawn to a golf course.

A random kiss with a stranger has always been memorable for her. She offers, he reluctantly gives in, and he proves to himself that she has a point.

A boy born with catlike powers is adapted by a policeman and his wife. He uses his gifts to do good and protect the ones that he loves.

In a community by the railroad, an old healer named Tatang performs a “miracle” when a young male lover is run over by a train. It is said that Tatang can heal with poetry and his Muse. Another cataclysmic event will make the community discover the next healer by the railroad.

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Manuel, an overseas worker, cheats on his wife with the wife of his boss. His life begins to unravel as his infidelity is revealed.

A ragtag group of students try to steal from the faculty room as they save both their grades and friendship.

The plight of two ill-fated sisters separated by the need to live a better life. They are re-united by tragedy.

In the shadow of the Marawi conflict, Norayda and her daughter Yahairah have found solace in a nearby town. They count each day to return home. Until an official letter arrives...

This Filipino action thriller concerns a crime syndicate which specializes in holding people for ransom. Their most recent foray into crime succeeds in two cases but runs into difficulties when the kidnappers rape the daughter of their latest victim, a doctor. The doctor enlists the help of police Captain Alvaran (Joseph Estrada), who hunts the villains down with the able support of his loving wife.

Three powerful shamans fight it out in a series of bizarre encounters over an a-go-go dancer. Their final encounter ends disastrously for all three, while the a-go-go-girl ends up acquiring all their powers.

A pre-war film described as "soul-stirring drama" starring Leopoldo Salcedo.

Maricel, Dina, and Snooky are in for exciting times as they hit the college campus! They meet cute guys, join organizations, fall in love with their professor, and get into all sorts of mess.

Stories of five different street children who have their own past and dreams but being hindered and utilized by an unknown force behind the online scheme.

Your favourite love team plus the Philippines' newest heart-throb and the scree's most seductive siren.

A young adult running a small neighborhood store clings to her made-up world to survive the chaos of her father’s debts and alcoholism—trapped by poverty and a failing system—until the line between illusion and reality collapses, revealing the full cost of denial.

On a sunny day in September, a woman in her early 20s is seen carrying what appears to be a baby wrapped in a blanket.

Daniel Giron is an honest cop from the city who returns home to the province to aid his father in the latter's fight against illegal logging. But they find themselves up against the evil Don Valderos, one of the most notorious and immoral illegal loggers in town, who also happens to be the father of Catherine, a woman he once fell in love with. Together with his mother Mercedes and his friends led by Ogoy-Ogoy, Daniel continues the fight his father started. How far will Daniel go to fight for what is right? And how far will he go to fight for the woman he loves?

Portrait of a marginalised group of people living illegally in a cemetery in the Philippines, through the life of a couple with a sick child.

Alona attempts to possess her heart's desire: a man who frequents her fantasies and the toilet of the Naga City bus terminal.

Containing rare footage and recorded conversations, this documentary about "the plunder of a nation" hosted by ABS-CBN's Angelo Castro, Jr. looks into "the inhuman manner in which Marcos and his henchmen systematically drained the economy in their greedy and unrelenting quest for fortune.

A mother urges the father of the child she bore out of wedlock to fulfill their son’s yearning for his father.

Reyna, head of the school choir and daughter of the Parish Office Chair is rattled once her meticulously orchestrated music group is disrupted by the spontaneous and unorthodox new pianist, Sam.

AT LAST it is...HERE... this mighty picture of courage and valor of our own guerrillas. A human document of the beastly atrocities committed during the Japanese regime. A picture dedicated to those who have not died in vain.

They are the male bodies and faces that covered several boy magazines in the past and they have been objects of gay men’s fantasies. From models, pageant titlists to the ordinary male, Koverboyz brings you to sensual realms as we feature the models in situations where they try to satisfy themselves in order to satisfy you. The scenes are funny and campy in order to remind us that these are just fantasies and are not real. Still, the boys are hot!

A widower moves to the city with his son as he deals with aftermath of losing his wife.

The film explores the varying degrees, forms and issues of surveillance (the feeling of being policed) which are the heart of the relationship and conflict of a schizophrenia patient and caregiver, especially during the treatment phase.

A film about the "sensational experience of Paulo Tuazon from Bacolod"

Relationships between Joyce and Jeff were soon broken when they met up with old friends because of their past and uncontrollable desires.

A romantic comedy detailing the funny and quirky last 30 days of a relationship between two college sweethearts who attempt to break up without the drama.

A story of a rich girl and a poor boy who manages to fall in love amidst the violent fight over a piece of land owned by the girl's family and occupied by squatters. The poor boy lives in this squatter area.

A librarian's husband and mother-in-law turn out to be psychotically abusive. When the husband mistakenly thinks he has killed her, he dumps her in a river, where she is saved by a fisherman. Desperate for money and in need of help to take revenge on her husband, she hooks up with a bank robber whom she falls in love with. Together, they return to her husband's home and kill him.

Dan Alvaro plays Addon, the quintessential Filipino anti-hero, the bastard son of a corrupt police officer who purposely meddles in the very dirty political war between the governor and a town mayor in an unnamed province.

A story of a young woman and her journey on taking up the armed struggle in the countryside and her internal conflicts as she attempts to reconcile her dreams to serve the people with ensuring the well-being of her family. In her decision-making, she is reminded of her arguments with her sister when announced her decision to leave the city, and conversations with her mother beckoning her to stay home.

An eye-opening look at three single females who are looking for a different kind of Mr. Right. One is looking for a man who will marry her despite her having a child from a previous fling; one is a clueless bombshell who thinks the only way to nab a guy is to go to bed with him; and the last single believes the only way to catch a rich guy is to be rich herself.

Probably an international version of the Rudy Fernandez movie Bilang na ang oras mo

A revival of the classic Filipino horror film, "Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara".

Signos (1984) is a Super 8mm film documentary that was a true product of its time, a collaboration by film artists and writers, who, in spite of varying political persuations, were united by one common goal – ousting the reviled Marcos regime. It features interviews of courageous personalities who challenged the autocratic rule of the Marcos family.

In this whimsical historical fresco, a counterpoint to today’s urgent political issues, the figure of the Filipino revolutionary Rizal is revisited in the light of early silent films.

Friendship as strong rocks, love as enduring as the heavens sacrifice without any parallel in a story with hardly an equal.

An advocate for the poor begins a rocky romance with the president's spoiled son while accompanying him on an immersion trip to a rural community.

A young boy’s innocence is slowly deprived by digital overstimulation and the War on Drugs. Surrounded by a world of vices, his future becomes uncertain when he learns the truth about the people around him.

Two schoolboys' friendship is put to the test as they wait for an emergency appointment at a local clinic.

A 68-year-old matandang dalaga suddenly goes through pregnancy when her 19-year-old niece visits her home. As they spend time together, the two women are forced to deal with the cards life has handed them.

After losing both parents, two brothers search the skies for solace and clarity. Could the answer be really out of this world?

Two farm boys, Isagani and Tomas, accidentally start a catastrophic rumor mill that an old farmer, Nong Anil, is a witch, as they always catch the wind coming when he whistles, driven by the belief that this is a long-forgotten practice of witches.