Jun Sabayton

Three stories, all first times

With this film (the second war trilogy set during the Filipino-American war in the early 1900s), the revolution marches on against the Americans after the bloody death of General Antonio Luna. The conflicted philosophies behind the heroic struggle continue and become personified in the colorful character of General Gregorio "Goyo" del Pilar.

A young deacon is assigned to a town filled with sinners. In a quest for the townspeople's redemption, he forms a special group, the “Samahan ng mga Makasalanan.”

Tanods is a hilarious comedy that follows a band of misfit barangay tanods led by their “Bayaw” of a Brgy. Captain Roger Grace (Jun Sabayton). From the brilliant cast, to the stellar writing and well- developed characters—down to the equally amazing guest stars (including Ramon Bautista, "ehem" Bogart the Explorer, Lia Cruz, Joyce Pring, and Mr. Joey de Leon among others), the team-up of Director Miko Livelo and Executive Producer Jako de Leon, as well as the partnership between the groups involved (PunchKick, PaperbugTV, The Playground) makes Tanods a testament to the idea that creative collaborations can generate great things."

A guy is given a chance to mend the breakup with his girlfriend by going back in time through the help of a magic whiskey, called “wishkey.”

Imahe Nasyon is a groundbreaking, conceptual omnibus film by 20 alternative filmmakers who were tasked to present their personal visions on national issues. Renowned line producers Jon and Carol Red hatched the idea of revisiting the 1986 EDSA revolution, challenging directors to answer the question "What happened after 1986?" with a short film not longer than five minutes each. Despite individual techniques, the same goal is shared: to depict a truthful image of the nation at present.

This is the life story of Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, a Chinese-Filipina nun who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

After the tragic fate of her mother and her sister, a girl named Nina is taken into custody and given a new identity as Melissa who grows up to be a nurse. At the hospital where Melissa works, a series of mysterious deaths of male patients occurs.

Odie and his best friend Irene are two outsiders who find a second home in the Philippine underground music scene. The two decide to form a band and put together an unlikely crew that consists of the school bully, an ex-punk-turned-barista, and a former-childstar-turned-band-manager. The film follows their misadventures as they face satanic S&M bands, samurai swindlers, narcissistic rockstars, the pretentious Philippine art community and the freakiest music video auteur ever.

Puppeteer Hernando Alamada returns home, experiencing a bitter transition in the aftermath of the unexpected death of Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay. Communicating only using his puppet, he goes on a journey with a nun, a sex worker and a teenage boy to a remote island where gold has been discovered.

A promising young politician who’s running for the senate. He then meets a female spin doctor who helps in orchestrating his campaign and giving him a new image. The first choice to play his leading lady is Jennylyn Mercado, since they’ve already proven that they have good chemistry together.

A family of bloodthirsty monsters descends on the city to take revenge on the man that caused the death of so many of their own.

Keka is a beautiful young woman working in a call center. Wanting to hunt down the killers and avenge her boyfriend's death, she undergoes rigid training. Everything has been going well until she meets the guy who makes her fall in love again.

A group of down and out-of-luck men decide to make a film starring Ronnie Lazaro, the most sought-after indie actor in the Philippines. Things get complicated when Lazaro decides to beg off from acting on their supposed "indie film" and they are forced to abduct the actor.

Three elderly men come across a bottle of magical beer. After experiencing their 'what-could-have-beens' in their 20-year-old bodies, they soon realize that second chances aren't needed when the first was more than enough.

In Manila, a solitary man from a far-away province lives in poverty. The only thing he has is a camera, and he stays at churches hoping people will hire him to take their photographs. During one day, he has three encounters that change his life: the first, with a smooth-talking young man who's standing by the church door who berates him for wasting his life in church, the second with a boy who offers to take his picture, and the third with a Mercedes-driving man who's been stuck in traffic and has no patience left. Is there any deliverance from the soullessness of the city?

Shitake will travel to the Philippines to find a new right-hand man for the hated Emperor Takeshi. Watch Takeshi's Castle and bet on the players amidst the antics and fun in and out of the prepared games.

A satire of a famous event in Heneral Luna’s life.

An Indian raised in the Philippines falls in love with a Filipina on business in Mumbai. She leaves unexpectedly, and he travels back to the Philippines to find her.

A father who works abroad as an OFW ends up secretly playing a superhero role in a Japanese TV show.