
EJ Gagui
Directing
Known For

A silly bromance sparks out of the closeness of two laidback high school boys, Maki and Kaloy. When a night of reckless drinking with their friends leads them to share a bed together, they discover the true nature of their bromance and now must decide whether to embrace this or risk losing each other's friendship.
Ang Halikan Sa Water Fountain

In a decaying cinema in the heart of Manila, Life discovers first love through films and their new friend’s father.
Honey, My Love, So Sweet

In the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda in Tabango, Leyte, young Russell clings to a single firefly for comfort as the storm shatters his world. When the fireflies that once lit his nights begin to disappear, Russell must brave the darkness to find a new light of hope in the face of overwhelming loss.
The Vanishing Fireflies

In a small town in Bohol where traditions are sacred, Maria grapples with the weight of an arranged union, culminating in a haunting act of rebellion that leaves her fate suspended between freedom and obligation.
The Red Banca

A teenager boy plans to escape from his small town to confront his growing existential crisis as love is being challenged.
We Won't Grow Old Together
Theresa, a naive teenager is dealing with her pregnancy at a very young age. She imagines the life that will be coming for her and her daughter.
Pagdating Mo

Aetas and their struggle for education
Grey Area

In Bacolod, Kara feels a sudden surge of intense body heat as a distant rumble echoes from the mountains.
Kara: The Burning Woman

Two scorned women in a barrio are terrorized by the same monster.
Ing Tianak

Mysterious images shot around a wadi (a waterway in North Africa or the Middle East, often dried up), perceived as too calm by the filmmaker and his brother hence the “windless” of the title, are the setting for excerpts of audio conversations. In these, three men painfully describe their unmentionable traumas, which they have buried since childhood.
Rocks in a Windless Wadi

On the eve of a life-changing move, two childhood best friends PEPE and LANDO confront their diverging paths while packing boxes - one chasing a future in the city, the other clinging to the comfort of staying behind.