
Ivan Andrew Payawal
Writing
Biography
Ivan Andrew Payawal (born 12 September 1985) is a Filipino filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films I America (2016), Gameboys: The Movie (2021), and Two and One (2022).
Known For

Teenage streamer Cairo is caught off guard when he receives a video call from a new online rival called Gavreel. He is even more surprised when the handsome stranger asks him out. Can two gamers make romance work during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, or will it be game over for their love story?
Gameboys

A gay couple has been in an open relationship for seven years. But when one of them proposes on having a more exclusive set-up, will the other give in to keep their relationship?
Bigayan

A former basketball team captain finds himself in a tough situation as he is forced to join the school's boys' volleyball varsity team composed of queer members.
Love at First Spike

Sarah, a middle-aged woman who hustles as the sole breadwinner of her family of two, scrambles to teach online courses and meet her food orders to provide for her delinquent son Emman. One day, Sarah brings home Oliver, one of her students, to give him refuge from his violent father. Oliver's presence will have an unimagined impact on Emman.
Your Mother's Son

A gay couple realizes they aren't sexually compatible, so they look for a third man. But when betrayal and jealousy sneak in, their relationship shatters into pieces.
Two and One

When her best friend starts courting her, astrology-obsessed Luna worries that they're incompatible. Soon the stars appear to show their displeasure.
Love vs Stars

The story of Pearl from the series "Gameboys." Pearl opens herself up to the possibility of love, but gets something totally unexpected in return
Pearl Next Door

A complex half-Pinay, half-Caucasian lady looking for American living in Olongapo City (Philippines) who tries to get her passport and US visa in order to meet her father personally for the first time.
I America

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Gameboys 2

Couple Paul and Marlon decide to jazz up their long-standing relationship by including the charismatic Jeremy as their third. The complexities of this new dynamic will reveal whether their bond will strengthen or will be torn apart.
Table for 3

The story of gamers turned lovers Cairo and Gavreel, to spend time together in Gavreel's house, a few weeks before Cairo returns to his province. What starts out as a romantic holiday for the young couple turns into a relationship test that they have to overcome. Cairo is faced with the reality of his imminent departure while Gavreel is compelled to make a life-changing decision. After defying distance and even the pandemic, will Cairo and Gavreel be able to prove once again that their love for each other is strong enough to withstand fate and circumstance?
Gameboys: The Movie

This romantic dramedy highlights the relationship between Ace, the influential Mendoza family’s perfect son, and Gio, a gay porn content creator and sex worker. While they see themselves an ideal match, the uptight Mendoza matriarch Angelica doesn’t seem to think so.
My Boyfriend is a Sex Worker

After her best friend dies, Barbs starts a new life as a straight man named Bobby, which leads her to Trisha's ex-boyfriend Michaelangelo, to her own ex-boyfriend Greg and to a woman claiming she is pregnant with Barbs' child.
Born Beautiful

Three gay sons are called back by their estranged and terminally ill father and given an offer they can't refuse: a ₱300 million inheritance in exchange for each of them giving him a grandchild.
The Panti Sisters

A pair of best friends head out to quench their romantic thirsts while on vacation, but end up targeting the same man!
Pa-Thirsty

A gay beautician is determined to clear his name after learning he's included in a drug watchlist.
Big Night!

Convinced that his beloved Gio left him for money, Ace’s life spirals downward as he drowns his sorrows in a drinking binge. Hopefully, a plan devised by Ace’s sister, Malou, can reignite their spark while keeping their meddling family at bay.
My Boyfriend is a Sex Worker 2

Basil, a 30-year-old womanizer, has his life turned upside down when he wakes up from a night of drunken sex with his straight best friend, Theo, who is about to be married. Suddenly, every time he tries to hook up with a woman, a man magically appears to have sex with him instead. Is this a result of a curse from one of the countless women he has hurt? Or is this the outcome of his unconfronted feelings for his best friend?
Pwede G, Pwede B

Pretty Boys is a romantic comedy following Grey, a flamboyant and charming twink, and his longtime best friend, Jonas, a heartthrob with a masculine appeal.
Pretty Boys

A sequel to The Panti Sisters (2019).