Arlyn dela Cruz
Writing
Known For

Baby is a 10-year old deaf mute who was born amidst the stench of poverty. Destitution was her first teacher. The cruel realities of life were magnified to her through her gift of sight.
Puntod

A story of a barker who falls in love with a beautiful lady.
The Barker

A young man tries to make some money so he can marry his girlfriend. He takes a job for $2,000 and then soon realizes that this job involves killing a woman.
The Execution of P

A dozen foreigners are kidnapped by a terrorist group in the Philippines.
Captive

A depiction of Philippines war on drugs.
Bubog

Burgos depicts a mother's search for her desaparecido. Ms. Lorna Tolentino plays Editha Burgos, mother of missing activist-farmer Jonas Burgos played by Rocco Nacino. The deeply religious Edith is a member of the House of Prayer, the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites.
Burgos

When the people of Maratabat finally realize that their time under the corrupt politician clan of the Abubakars has to come to an end— a series of violent acts occur one after another. The people rally behind another clan –the Mahardikas – to end the violence and place a new leader in their region. Will the Mahardikas choose a path of violence or peace? Will it be for honor or will it be for pride?
Maratabat

The film is based on the progressive and nationalist youth organization “Kabataang Makabayan” (KM), founded in 1964. Kabataang Makabayan was led and co-founded by Prof. Jose Ma. Sison, four years before they also reestablished the Communist Party of the Philippines
Tibak

An upcoming movie starring Elizabeth Oropesa and Daria Ramirez
ECQ Diary (Bawal Lumabas)
The ill-fated clash between the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) police commandos and Moro rebels.
Mandirigma

A movie about acceptance, forgiveness, self discovery, and love.
Nang Dumating si Joey

A true-to-life stories of Filipinos living with HIV. There's Samuel, an OFW who is forced to come home; Alfred, who reconnects with an old flame; Sonia, who has a drug problem; Mark, the gay son of an affluent lawyer; Victor, a breadwinner raised by a single mother; and Mama Josie, a transwoman who owns a beauty salon. Aside from the common thread of the disease, they also have to deal with prejudice on a daily basis.