Acting
Serena Magiliw is a Filipino independent actress, director, and cultural worker.
In a world where love is rarely simple, two people find themselves drawn to each other despite the expectations and struggles surrounding them. As family ties, personal choices, and difficult circumstances test their bond, they must decide how far they are willing to go to protect what they feel.
After his father voluntarily surrenders to Oplan Tokhang, a newly orphaned prepubescent boy tries to befriend a young, enigmatic shoemaker, forming a transient connection in a decaying shoe factory confronted by its looming shutdown.
Woman is challenged to traverse through a metallic path crafted by calloused hands of men.
An observation of post-colonial economic relations through the intersecting trajectories of two Filipino women: one preparing to leave her native island to work as a domestic in Europe, the other to return for good.
A story of ordinary, happy people living in a tenement is suddenly shaken by a string of conspicuous deaths. Unfortunate and unrelated deaths continue, and they think a killer is living among them.
During the annual pandemic season, a "callboy" performs cybersex while working as a caretaker for a house owned by a Chinese landlord, and reminiscing life before the pandemic - particularly a short warm moment with a trans woman, Julie.
A filmmaker roams around to film the lives of people during the longest day of the year.
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.
Merlie is a playful girl whose imagination makes her drawings come alive. As her home, their community, faces the threat of demolition, she makes her bravest decisions in her final bid to mark their space in a cruel city.
Torn between bailing out her boyfriend and reaffirming her body, a trans woman chooses the world.
Jim, a journalist seeking the truth about the Babaylan in a cave who is presented by the media as responsible for the disappearance of a colonel in the area. As Jim wanders in the cave, he will find a truth that will set him free.
Mabel rediscovers her passion for dance, catching the eye of a female dance group. They invite her to join, offering solace and sisterhood. Yet, their bond is tested by their manipulative coach, who demands performances even during menstruation. Mabel uncovers a shocking secret: her best friend Tanya is having an affair with the coach. Feeling betrayed, Mabel grapples with morality. At a rave, psychedelic drugs reveal the group's true nature as a cult, worshiping divine feminine energy. Embracing her role, Mabel leads a ritualistic ceremony, defeating their oppressor and ushering in a new era of empowerment.
A chance reunion during a ride from Manila to Atimonan, Quezon forces three estranged friends to confront buried wounds, lingering guilt, and the unspoken truths that drove them apart years ago.
Two trans-folx friends, together with their dog and plants, grieve for and with each other during a 14-day quarantine period.
A group of transgender women belonging to a gang kidnaps foreign men to fund their gender-affirming surgeries, not knowing that their quest to free themselves to be who they are may end with them in prison.
Amidst the sea of forgotten treasures, Kokoy, guided by his godmother Jessica and her eccentric companion Tessa, discovers the radiant pearls of defying society's rules.
The film follows the not-so-colorful life of Giliw after getting abandoned by his long-term partner, Roy. After a year of Giliw working in Japan, Roy and his girlfriend, Lilet, invites her to attend their child's baptism. Suddenly, Giliw discovers the unfortunate situation of Lilet and her child.
In the summer of 2001, 16-year-old Andoy searches for his long-lost father in the most unlikely of things — VHS tapes. His reality becomes mystified when two movie-like characters appear in their small hometown.
Gay teenager Girly looks for a job in a world he is unaware of.
RAMPAGE! (or the parade)