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A Confessional
Film
A Confessional
Directed by Jessica Schlimmer
After losing her eldest daughter, Maria Cordero struggles between her guilt and faith as she attends Mass a...
A Karaoke Space Odyssey
Film
A Karaoke Space Odyssey
Directed by Achim Mendoza
In this sci-fi rom-com karaoke musical, Stella, an undocumented Filipino once known as her town’s karaoke queen, goes...
A Memory Play
Film
A Memory Play
Directed by Alyssa Lara
A young woman stuck in her childhood home tries to find purpose and meaning despite living in a...
Nanahimik Ang Gabi (A Silent Night)
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Nanahimik Ang Gabi (A Silent Night)
Directed by Shugo Praico
A young woman fights to survive one night of brutal ordeal during an illicit tryst, when she slowly...
Ang Huling Sayaw (The Late Checkout)
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Ang Huling Sayaw (The Late Checkout)
Directed by Edrian Pangilinan
A widower and a runaway secretly meet at a hotel one stormy night. The two bond in a...
Anino Rebellion
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Anino Rebellion
Directed by Adda Lee
Anino Rebellion is a sci-fi inspired music video featuring singer/songwriter Golda Sargento as a busker singing mandated tunes...
Apartment 605
Film
Apartment 605
Directed by Bianca Catbagan
Mika packs up their late father’s apartment when they are interrupted by a stranger at the door. Over...
Closing Night Film: Asian Persuasion
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Closing Night Film: Asian Persuasion
Directed by Jhett Tolentino
Filmmaker Jhett Tolentino and Writer Michael Ang will be present for the Q&A after the screening. Q&A moderators...
Awaken
Film
Awaken
Directed by Alijah Jacob Castillo Buada
A young girl struggling with delusion and a weary local frequent their favorite seaside bench. ...
Balikbayan
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Balikbayan
Directed by Rebecca Rajadnya
A Filipina immigrant grapples with the physical distance from the family she left behind and the cultural disconnect...
Brian Floats
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Brian Floats
Directed by Leah de Leon, Sofia Cristina Alvarez
Brian Floats is an emerging artist breaking the boundaries of what it means to paint. Brian’s performative art...
Fox Eyes
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Fox Eyes
Directed by Ella Jay Basco
A short film about the appropriation of Asian Beauty features (particularly, the social media trend FOX EYES) and...
Gianna
Film
Gianna
Gianna is a queer horror comedy following Gina, a Filipina Gemini doing her best, as she takes the...
Gifts Are My Love Language
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Gifts Are My Love Language
Directed by Jonathan De Guzman II
Samantha makes it clear on how she should be celebrated on her birthday and her boyfriend David starts...
Glimpse
Film
Glimpse
Directed by Earl Paus
After a drug induced hook-up and near death experience, Gabriel, a queer melancholy musician, receives unsettling visions from...
Hito
Film
Hito
Directed by Stephen Lopez
Between nuclear reactors and military curfews, 14-year-old Jani lives in a dystopian world oppressively devoid of empathy. Together,...
Inheritance
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Inheritance
Directed by Quin Sotelo
Two Filipina American sisters return home for Christmas and announce their plans to make their first pilgrimage to...
Jake, the Failure
Film
Jake, the Failure
Directed by Julian Sibal
A parking attendant struggles to realize his dream of being a screenwriter. Julian...
Jezebel
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Jezebel
Directed by Karla Villanueva Danan
Mal is living her best life this summer swiping right on all the cute boys across The Six....
Kilig!
Film
Kilig!
Directed by Kacey Layson
“A film about a mother and daughter, meeting each other where they are.” A reluctant Filipino-American daughter takes...
Killing Myself
Film
Killing Myself
EVE, a Filipino-American teenage girl, writes a suicide note and leaves the house to get cigarettes for one...
Little Manila
Film
Little Manila
Directed by Arthur Rodger 'Harley' Maranan
A Vancouver-based travel agent tries to recreate her ailing Filipino housemaid’s childhood home before she dies. Little Manila...
Metamode
Film
Metamode
Directed by Darlene Dy
Virtual Reality is taking over the internet but what if it reaches the dark side of social media?...
My Partner
Film
My Partner
My Partner is a story of two high school seniors in rural West Maui who seemingly live in...
Next of Kin
Film
Next of Kin
Directed by Timothy Guion Smith
Stigma remains an ongoing issue for a Filipina former actor living with HIV alongside her gay son who...
Opening Film: Nurse Unseen
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Opening Film: Nurse Unseen
Directed by Michele Rae Josue
There will be a pre-reception at 5pm at The Lot Restaurant patio before the screening begins. Please present...
Party Favor
Film
Party Favor
Directed by Yasmine Gomez
A Filipino-American woman grapples with going behind her strict Catholic sister’s back to buy condoms for her 14-year-old...
Pink Matter
Film
Pink Matter
Directed by Aaron Velasco
On his birthday a young man named Nehemiah is brought to a motel by his friends Niko and...
Reality Dad
Film
Reality Dad
Directed by Charlene deGuzman
After a single father is eliminated from America’s most famous reality dating show, he must explain to his...
Remittance
Film
Remittance
Directed by Ashleigh Coffelt
A man struggles to find the balance between his responsibilities to his family in the Philippines and the...
SB19 I Want You – The Making Film
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SB19 I Want You – The Making Film
Directed by Jed Regala
A captivating documentary that delves into the journey of a prominent P-pop group as they venture beyond their...
Centerpiece Feature: Searching for Kapwa
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Centerpiece Feature: Searching for Kapwa
Directed by Larry Daguino Lariosa, Terrence Marcotte
Filmmakers Larry Daguino Lariosa and Terrence Marcotte will be present for the Q&A after the screening Inspired by...
Self Storage
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Self Storage
Directed by Rommel Andaya
An estranged mother and daughter go through their late loved one’s self-storage unit to discover some lost items...
Senseless
Film
Senseless
Directed by Seth Dacio
Inspired by a true story, a 19-year-old young man’s lung spontaneously collapses. We see him physically and mentally...
Sisters
Film
Sisters
Directed by Oscar Quilala II
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, five sisters wait out in a bunker, but soon realize there is a...
Spur
Film
Spur
Directed by Claro de los Reyes
A paranoid journalist struggles under pressure to write his next story but a questionable presence lures him to...
The Daughter
Film
The Daughter
Directed by Zac Villanueva
Jade, a half Filipina teenager, finds herself in the midst of drama when she gets into an altercation...
The Mumu
Film
The Mumu
Directed by Malou Kamradt, Randal Kamradt
A little girl and boy are visited by their half-sister as their mother tells them of The Mumu,...
The Reliever
Film
The Reliever
Directed by Allan Ibanez, Dexter Hemedez
A young Filipino-American son is forced to look after an old, grumpy, bed-ridden patient after his undocumented father...
The Roaring of the Carabao
Film
The Roaring of the Carabao
Directed by Angeline Marie Michael Meitzler
Born in the United States, a daughter visits the Philippines for the first time. On the night of...
Tonight, You Will Shine!
Film
Tonight, You Will Shine!
Directed by Kristoffer Bradley Cruz
A Filipino mother’s obsession with her teenaged son becoming famous turns into delusion when she sneaks into his...
Ugnayan
Film
Ugnayan
Directed by Erica Olavario
“Ugnayan” intimately explores an immigrant’s journey from the Philippines to Canada, challenging conventional narratives. Emotionally charged, the film...
What’s Next?
Film
What’s Next?
Directed by Aaron Madrigal
With graduation on the horizon, three college students feel overwhelmed by their uncertainties about the future. As they...
When You Left Me On That Boulevard
Film
When You Left Me On That Boulevard
Directed by Kayla Abuda Galang
Teenager Ly and her cousins get high before a boisterous family Thanksgiving at their auntie’s house in southeast...
Your blue heart
Film
Your blue heart
Directed by Don Castro
Queens, New York, circa 2000. It’s just another day for Lito (40+), cooking breakfast in his kitchen. However,...
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