
JL Burgos
Directing
Biography
JL Burgos is a Filipino filmmaker. Burgos earned his Best Director award at the 73rd FAMAS Awards for Alipato at Muog.
Known For

The documentary about the history and struggle for Press Freedom of Mosquito Press during the dark days of Marcos dictatorship.
Portraits of Mosquito Press

Brought by poverty, Petang and Cereno are driven into the realm of child labor to live by the clock. Film Weekly follows their journey as they step back to breathe and to be children once again.
Playground

As the EDSA Revolution unfolds, a mother, son, and daughter who live in a slum near Malacañang Palace grapple with the murder of their patriarch in the hands of corrupt policemen, turning from passive victims of social injustice into active participants in the final hours of the uprising.
Hour of Danger

At the first clash of their fighting spiders, Ilay and Ten-ten knew they would go home as losers. Anton, the winner of the fight, will once again lord over their school. At the sideline is Mel, a newcomer and a city boy, watching the rowdy play in awe, unaware that soon he will become an ally of Ilay and Ten-ten against the real neighborhood bully.
Ganggang

Uncertainty and fear loom as Duterte threatens “quarantine violators” while dissatisfaction with the government’s COVID-19 pandemic response grows.
Shooting Covid-19: Media Frontliners in Manila

The brother of missing activist Jonas Burgos bares in this documentary the untold stories behind the confidential leads, damning evidence, and why the disappearance of his brother remains a relevant case today.