Directing
In a remote town full of secrets and mysteries, a young man faces controversy after his secret relationship with a politician’s daughter is exposed. He must confront harsh consequences filled with deception, revenge, and unexplained events.
When his parents and peers reject and abuse his queer, older brother because of a leaked video on the Internet, a young man creates for him a colorful legend of love and acceptance.
Just days before her team's tryouts for the Olympics, dedicated young gymnast Sunshine discovers she is pregnant. Now she must embark on a desperate and risky journey to fight for her dream.
A middle-aged gay couple resign themselves to a cheap motel in the midst of Manila's Christmas nighttime rush. Later, a lost present is found in the hands of a younger, mysterious stranger.
When April, a Filipino migrant worker, returns home with the ailing Taiwanese grandpa she cares for, while the grandpa's recently released son comes home only to find the house empty.
Set largely within the confines of a hospital ward, the film follows a crisis involving long-time partners Neil and Bong. When Bong falls severely ill, the situation forces a reunion with his estranged parents, Benjie and Gloria, bringing long-standing family rifts and unspoken truths to the surface.
An introspective journey of a Filipino daughter attending the funeral of her estranged OFW father in a city in Japan that is rebuilding from the aftermath of the March 2011 tsunami.
A coming-of-age story of two friends in Mindoro – Niko, a Manila boy, and Ayan, a Mangyan. Their unique bond spans a whole summer of being introduced to each other’s culture and lifestyle, with Niko teaching Ayan how to read, who in turn teaches Niko how to swim.
An outspoken cashier and laidback grocery bagger navigate the path to being happy despite the challenges of their blue-collared living in a world where nothing comes for free.
After a loss in the family, three siblings rekindle their relationship through the memories and love of their one and only Nanay.
When a rich kid slacker meets a working class breadwinner, the two form an unlikely friendship in spite of their differences. With the pandemic and society bearing down on them, they fight back by throwing the biggest illegal rave the lockdown has ever seen.
When an alien comes back to take him, a mouthless young man's life twists and turns as his memories untangle.
When a retired professor and a widowed engineer in his '40s bond after a chance meeting, their conversations on life and love turn into something more.
A story about a dysfunctional father and son who are still coping with a loss, the other with a highly-stigmatized illness who are compelled to talk to one another to make ends meet and heal the wounds of their relationship.
Even if two people are on the opposite sides of the universe, once the connection is made, they're basically one.
The audition process for an exploitative game show becomes the latest test of a long-suffering mother’s fortitude and tenacity.
After receiving an undetectable HIV status, Dexter finally shows up in a birthday party and reconnects with his friends, following a long and sudden ghosting in their milestones and lives.
