Discoveries from Philippines World Cinema

A story of an endless agony of two best friends who faced the unexpected ending of their relationship.

Paolo, Girlie and Johnny perform spirit of the glass in an abandoned house. When they contact the spirits; namely Isabel, Ibarra and Juanito, the spirits break free from the glass and possess the teens.

A 1975 Filipino romantic drama starring Gloria Diaz and Vic Vargas.

A child catches a glimpse of an action film as it slowly devours his reality.

A marriage story of a young couple.

One night, Sanya follows a mysterious sound that leads her to face a black pig in the middle of the forest. This marks her fate of inheriting shamanism from her father. However, she refuses to accept this power---and the harder she runs away from her destiny, the forces draw her closer to the inevitable.

Jay wakes up in Manila, yet he dreamed of Athens. He has a nightmare, during which he has a special quest: to save his two daughters from a dangerous surgery. In his attempt to rescue them, he roams around Athens’ cityscape, seeing things under a very different light.

A young girl is made to choose between her parents.

A story about two brothers Mando a thief and Carding a lawyer.

Filipino horror movie from 1949.

A senior gay couple faces the biggest challenge in their long-standing relationship as one of them is diagnosed with early-onset dementia. Together they try to survive the challenges of changing dispositions and fading memories.

Forever is a love story, a family’s journey towards healing a fractured relationship among siblings.

A grandson embarks on a personal journey of caregiving to his grandmother diagnosed with Alzheimer's Dementia. With the help of archived footage collated in 8 years and through personal conversations portrayed in soundbites with his family members, he tried to unpack their lives as it unfolds with Nanay Evie’s condition. This story eventually reveals itself as a personal letter to all the family caregivers.

Director: Jose N. Carreon Writers: Jose N. Carreon (story and screenplay), Ricardo Lee (screenplay) (as Ricardo S. Lee) Stars: Rudy Fernandez, Alice Dixson, Aiko Melendez, Nida Blanca, Dante Rivero, Paquito Diaz, Ali Sotto, Lovely Rivero, Johnny Delgado, Luis Gonzales, Charlie Davao, Rez Cortez, Zandro Zamora, Manjo del Mundo, Bomber Moran

Dungis Sa Batis

Rene, a loving-lollipop crime scene cleaner, who works for criminals, leads himself into a complex situation when he violates the criminal’s order.

Batang Magdalena is a 1998 Filipino true-to-life drama film directed by Bing Reyas and stars Agatha Mulach, Karren Concepcion

First Filipino screen adaptation of Jose Rizal's popular novel.

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

Does reincarnation exist? Amanda (Pilar Pilapil) is a real icon--a tribal goddess and a sexy lass turned popular rich designer. On the other hand, Reden/Delyo (Christopher de Leon) is a tribesman, a young romantic lover, and a charismatic singer. Delyo's past life goes after his present while Amanda clings to her past. The two meet and try to build a bridge and heal the wounds of their past but they fail--but they're unstoppable. Life continues even after death in a different world where their infinite love will find its way.

Directed By: Agot Mariano Starring: Monique Arcache, Eva Aguirre, Anna Lina, Sharon Ayala, Kris Albino, Boyet Alcala, Greg Amador, Abe Manalo

Kadu, a boy from Pakil, Laguna, experiences the dissolution of tradition as it gives way to capitalism in the form of Madame, a foreigner who initially came to their village as a customer during the Festival of Turumba.

A nine-year-old boy, Kido, goes to meet his older sister at a protest camp fighting against the land grabbing of farmlands in Nueva Ecija—bringing her a frog and a squash as his simple gifts.

Director: Baldo Marro Writers: Baldo Marro (story), Evaristo Navao (screenplay) Stars: Brando Legaspi, John Arcilla, Mike Magat, JC Castro, Rey Dann, Divina Valencia, Melissa Mendez, Angela Corteza, Lesly Bautista, Yvette Yzon, Bobet Fiel, Jean Pomelo, Rhey Roldan, Luv Gutierrez

A young man goes to the mountain to escape his reality and while there, he is confronted by events that draw a very thin line between mystery and self-discovery.

It is a story of stage people's triumphs and heartaches, including their own personal life off the limelight.

When their parents die, sisters Aurora and Claudia are separated at a young age. Claudia is renamed Betty by a rich couple, and Aurora acts as the mother of their baby sister Amalia. Destiny will guide them to meet again but with hardships during the journey. Will they find their way to see each other again and reunite?

Two college freshmen, Pol and Laya, accidentally meet during their last day of school in Baguio City. Laya is about to move back to Manila to escape from her failed romance, while Pol is about to spend a care-free night in a music festival. After witnessing Laya’s breakdown because of her recent heartbreak, Pol gets an idea to make her last night in Baguio fun and memorable.

Burdened with a traumatic childhood, Nympha Monteverde suffers from nymphomania. Whenever she sees a man, she shakes and sweats. There is an uncontrollable fire that burns within her. Can Nympha be cured of this illness?

An alcoholic detective meets a witty attorney.

Kints and Charles have been together for almost a decade. One day, Kints wakes up and discovers that her lover has changed, literally. Although troubled at first, she eventually understands that what happened is a natural phenomenon. Through this, she is reminded that people change all the time and love can change people.

Walang Katapusang Tag-araw focuses on two strong-willed women, Matilde and Binyang, who clawed themselves up, in almost simultaneous and parallel ascent to the good life. Set in Sampaloc, Manila in the 60s, the women's lives intertwine in their rivalry over Amando, scion of rags-to-riches neighbor gigolo, Leo.

a film by Gil Portes.

The film is set before the events of Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme wherein the twins are seen disputing the ownership of the family corporation. The film was inspired by the James Bond film series in terms of musical score and visual effects.

In an old and shabby basement, the trust of a troubled father shackled in chains and his helpless daughter gets put to a test of good and evil, of lies and truth, and of life and death.

Narding, a buko vendor, gets a visit from a ruthless loan shark in his lonely home, soon after, a young woman in distress comes knocking on his door and begging for help. Little does he know that his little gesture will land him in big trouble.

This documentary features the endangered languages of the Dupaninan Agta in Isabela, and the Tandulanen Tagbanua in Palawan, Philippines. The film follows the journey of Consuelo and Robert against the backdrop of the changing ecosystem in the grasslands of Isabela, where endemic grasses are being slowly displaced by invasive foreign species, and ends in the beaches of Palawan once inhabited by mythological crabs. As a poetic and lyrical rumination on the beauty of words, this docu shows how language is indeed the soul of a culture.

Mina, a pretty and intelligent 18-year-old student in a town, falls victim to a viral sex video the circulated in her school. This forced her mother Rita, an overseas Filipino worker in the Middle East, to go on an emergency leave to take care of her only daughter who was severely affected by the incident. In the following days, strange things start to happen to Mina at home and at school. Her nose bleeds endlessly, a python appears in their home, and she sees the spirits of her ancestors come to their house. A healer, an old woman from the next barrio, is called to treat Mina’s strange afflictions. The old woman surmises that Mina’s ancestors had come to tell her of an important message but Mina is stubborn and continues to ignore the signs communicated.

This is the true-to-life story of Benjamin Bie,Jr.

A movie directed by Nora Aunor starring her younger brother Eddie Villamayor

Minute, fleeting, and seemingly insignificant moments found in deleted mobile phone videos.

The picture that SCREAMS with action.

Weeks after the death of his estranged father, Red visits his aunt – his father’s younger sister. Through her stories and cooking, how does red come to know his father?

Two married couples find themselves in a constant tug-of-war as an office affair intensifies. Directed by the award-winning Danny Zialcita.

An unlikely friendship forms between two people who get stuck in traffic.

The movie chronicles the lives of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his family in their Palace.

It tells about the blossoming love story between two teens, Beth and Drei, one summer time in the picturesque city of Vigan. Campus crush Drei is sent by his mother to Ilocos to spend his summer vacation with his grandfather as a punishment for his prankster ways. There, he accidentally meets Beth, a simple probinsyana who dedicates herself to making "burnay"" (clay pot). As their paths cross, the conflicts in their past and the connection between them unfolds.

When Beth and Ave's mother died, a relative unknowingly put a rosary in her mother’s hand. According to superstitious belief, the rosary needs to be cut before burying the corpse, but they forgot to do so. Now, the curse of death follows Beth's family one by one. Desperate to end the curse, Beth must uncover the truth and find a way to break it before death consumes them too.

Howie Severino, who grew up on the American East Coast, returned to the Philippines and found work as a journalist. As he follows the story of filmmaker Auraeus Solito’s rediscovery of his tribal Palawan roots, Severino likewise interrogates his own notions of seeking identity and community as a Filipino.

Shot in New Zealand, The film stars Kit Thompson and Maureen Wroblewitz

Two of the country's top dramatic actors engage in a dramatic showdown as mother and daughter constantly caught in a love/hate relationship.

A 1992 Filipino drama starring Snooky Serna.

A 1963 Filipino action comedy starring Dolphy and Vic Vargas.

Lockerboys is all about what boys do when left alone inside the locker/dressing room. Inspired by personal requests from followers of the Queeriosity Projects, Pinoy Indie Film Locker Boys presents some very steamy solo scenes to fulfill a queer young man's fantasy.

The story of Emong, who raised his sister, LenLen, with Down Syndrome, by himself.