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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.
Rener grapples with grief as an ethereal presence, of his daughter, appears in his realm. Their bond deepens through shared memories from his video camera footage, blurring past and present, all while bridging two realms. Yet, the true nature of this encounter remains a tantalizing mystery, challenging perceptions of life and death.
Kasal is a slice of life drama of a gay couple whose resolve to stay together is challenged as they attend a wedding. It also is an examination on how a gay couple navigates through the different institutions in Philippine society.
Left with no one following the death of their grandfather, Grasya and Armando were forced to live with the same poverty-stricken scenarios of everyday living. They woke up early to grow crops in hopes that they could harvest it and fill their empty stomachs and table. In extreme exhaustion, Armando starts to grow in curiosity of who their god is. With this question, Grasya recalls a memory that would reveal the nature of their false-god who would make them mentally deranged from bitter lives and rumbling stomachs.
The misadventures of three young men who try their luck in the college of law. As their friendship, families, relationships and convictions are brought to breaking point, they must keep their heads and emotions together as they prepare for the big day.
An elderly man tries to repair his relationship with his estranged son, but a mysterious black figure gets in the way.
Lola Igna is a foul-mouthed and stubborn woman who is eager to die but her neighbors are hung up on her winning "the oldest living grandmother in the world." Her long-lost great-great-grandson, Tim, is an aspiring vlogger who wants to latch on her now-famous grandma but ends up giving her a new reason to live.
A story of how a violent crime disrupts a quaint rural town in Batangas. A girl’s dead body is discovered and puts the whole town on trial while the former’s companion remains missing. The ensuing media spectacle slowly exposes the town’s secrets. As they celebrate its yearly festival by the lake, an unknowing sleeping evil unravels and haunts the townsfolk.
It centers on Mark and Carmina who first meets in an unexpected way. They then discover they stay in the same hotel and has the same fate, both attempting to commit suicide. They then start a friendship which eventually becomes attached to each other.
Circus hijinks surround the barangay of Sta. Maria in the midst of an international murder sensation. Swanie, Sta. Maria’s barangay chair and a distant relative of the killer, tries to gain political points by staging a wake for the criminal-turned-celebrity. Meanwhile in faraway Manila, Joanna, Swanie’s runaway son, navigates his way through labyrinthine bureaucracy, to give a neighbor a proper burial. With these two unrelated deaths, estranged mother and son each bury the dead long shelved in their hearts. Amidst these unspoken family burials, the neighborhoods’ penchant for funeral fiestas, gossip and secrets, bizarre social events and the sheer mix of scandal and inebriation complete the picture of dying the Pinoy way.
A young man with Asperger's Syndrome falls in love with a sheltered young woman who suffers from Mitral Valve Stenosis, a congenital heart condition. Will his condition cause her demise or will his love be the greatest gift she can ever receive?
Infinite struggles among four men in their twilight years, confined in a hospice facility or home for the aged. Their gray hair grows and fades unnoticed, their lives enter the void of oblivion. Everything unfolds so naturally into their swan song until their body pains and heartaches yield the same intensity, when their hearing and their feelings become permanently impaired; and when their blurry vision and memories become “clear” signs that the inevitable state of death is as fleeting as the vibrancy of life itself.
The movie is a fictionalized account of a disgruntled cop who has been wrongly implicated in a torture video that went viral. It begins on his last night of duty, as he is about to leave for abroad for better job prospects.
On a commuter's trip from Manila's business district to the suburbs, the director finds a myriad of possibilities, ranging from miniature ironic situations to a love story that is finally finding its unexpected closing.
Former film extra Hilda uses her acting talent to con people for loose change. She unapologetically does this to raise money for her husband's medication. When her scam is exposed to the public, a young writer picks up her story and gives her the chance to tell her side of the story. Will this be another act, or is she finally telling the truth?
Gym Lumbera’s Dahil Sa’yo situates its melancholic romance between an old man and a banana tree set in the director’s native Batangas. Lyrically shot, sparingly paced, and thematically succinct, the short film makes use of very relatable human emotions as expressed through the popular ballad sung by the old man to his beloved tree to depict the despair in humanity’s relationship with his environment.
A group of content creators want to showcase a beautiful place they remember from their childhood, only to find that it isn't really there anymore.
A 2018 Filipino short film by Brian Reyes.
The sea is coming, as per Ma’am Kara. The thought fills Sari as she goes home.
A vlogger wanders the streets of Pasay, looking for willing participants in his ridiculous social experiment.
