
Ronnie Ramos
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Biography
Ronnie Ramos (b. May 25, 2002) is a Filipino filmmaker from Pangasinan and a BA Film graduate of the University of the Philippines Diliman. He began his career directing award-winning documentaries for the National Council for Children’s Television, including Bakwit (2018) and Si Pio at ang Pugitang May Labingsiyam na Galamay (2020), before transitioning to narrative filmmaking. His debut short, Ang Alamat Kung Bakit Kalabaw Lang ang Tumatanda (2024), was supported by the Film Development Council of the Philippines and developed through the DLSU Young Screenwriters’ Workshop and Sundance Collab. His recent projects include Happy (M)others Day! (The Manila Film Festival 2024), Blooming! (Sine Kabataan Film Lab and Festival 2025), and Bungang Araw, which was developed at the iNDIEGENIUS Film Lab 2025, is a CreatePH Films Short Film Grantee (Cycle 2), and will be the sole Filipino project presented at the 2026 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Rooted in the sensibilities of a probinsyano raised on teleseryes and pop culture, his works explore tenderness in unlikely places and humor in the face of struggle.
Known For

The discovery of a mysterious alien shell in a trench transforms the lives of two star-crossed lovers, Paleng and Eliong, and their threatened coastal village in Davao City, unearthing secrets deeper than the surrounding perilous waters.
Trench

When a rural village in the Philippines starts to vanish, leaving only carabaos as witnesses, a child plans out a journey to locate his lost father, revealing a secret that defies belief.
Gumamelas Are Still Red

When a budding girl is tasked with identifying the different parts of a flower, she unexpectedly confronts probing questions about her own body.
Blooming!

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.
Fin

The film is an exploration of the queer body’s struggle to attain validation and evade exploitation. In a society where queer identities have always struggled to be recognized, our bodies have often been a medium of our expression and avenue for satisfaction. However, we, as a community, have subjected ourselves as victims to a system that exploits our vulnerabilities and bodies, to the point of moral decay.
My Body, My Rules, & Them

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

After years in the United States, Miguel returns to the Philippines as a young man. Revisiting his hometown in Pampanga, he is flooded with memories of dreams and cherished moments shared with his childhood friend Simon. Carrying a souvenir from America, Miguel discovers that Simon is no longer there to meet him.
San Simon

In a small farming town, a graduating high school girl struggles to convince her distrustful father to allow her to continue her studies in college after her older sister gets pregnant while being sent to the same university.
Champ Green

A gay student leader finds himself in the collective voices of an ensemble to avenge and reclaim the voice once taken from him.
If I Were A Voice

To cope with his mother’s death, Anton, a graduating college student, adopts a pet fish - only to slowly discover how his grief and loneliness causes his emotions to grow more intense as strange fishlike traits appear around his body.
to drown a fish

Manila, 2009. After discovering his father’s stash of adult DVDs, a 13-year-old boy catfishes a trans woman using his father’s identity, forcing him to confront desire, authority, and the fragile boundaries of growing up.
Never Knew Love Like This Before

Sabrina, an elementary student, faces a dilemma as she is forced to decide whom to invite for Mother’s Day, having been raised by two fathers.