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Aking Senakulo

Film Aking Senakulo Directed by Jela Dela Peña 
In a church, the golden light hits a figure’s wing scars. Their rosary sways from one hand, as...
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Back Home

Film Back Home Directed by Anna Velario 
Bobot and Ashley’s recent deportation brought their strained father-daughter relationship into sharp focus. As they journeyed home, Ashley,...
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Back to Normal

Film Back to Normal Directed by Cecilia De Jesus 
 
Two little blobs named Red and Orange make their way through a global pandemic that completely upends...
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Best Fiends

Film Best Fiends Directed by Jonathan De Guzman II 
It’s been three months since best friends, Luke and Jordan, have seen one another. But after finally reuniting...
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Bonifacio

Film Bonifacio Directed by Grace Simbulan 
Bonifacio tells the story of Jose Bonifacio “Boni” Garcia, a 50-year-old single father who has faced a lifetime...
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Buzz Cut

Film Buzz Cut Directed by Kiersten Villanueva 
“Buzz Cut” is set in Union City, CA in 2013 during a student march to rename a middle...
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Clowning Time

Film Clowning Time Directed by Matt Oflas 
After his mentee, Bubbles, dies in a trick-gone-wrong, park-clown Honky B. Honky delivers a bitter eulogy that recounts...
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Daisy

Film Daisy Directed by Aditi Dixit, Joffrey Atienza Zamora, Shecid Dominguez Aguilera 
In the depths of darkness lies a music box which opens to reveal a young girl dressed in...
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Dear Watsonville

Film Dear Watsonville Directed by Sandra Lucille 
“Dear Watsonville” is a mixed-media documentary offering an intimate glimpse into the lives of the manong generation, the...
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Disporya

Film Disporya Directed by Mark Ezovski 
A Filipina transplanted to NYC, Karen is a transgender woman battling daily with psychologically tumultuous, painful and debilitating...
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Dog Eaters

Film Dog Eaters Directed by Kevin Pison Piamonte 
It is like any other day when men eat dogs and get drunk and women have to succumb...
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Drawn

Film Drawn Directed by Claro de los Reyes 
In the brink of their high school graduation, two friends skip class to gallivant around the city where...
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Everything Good

Film Everything Good Directed by Roni Canieso 
It’s Thanksgiving dinner and twenty-something Gabi needs to drop a bombshell on her family. After 6 years, with...
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Fidel

Film Fidel Directed by Luke Lace 
Teenager Rome learns to be the caregiver of his abusive grandmother, only to be mistaken as her newlywed...
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Game Boy Advance

Film Game Boy Advance Directed by John Pucay 
Set in 2008, in a rural mountain town in the Philippines: Elias, aged 12, wants to rent a...
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Get Your Story Straight!

Film Get Your Story Straight! Directed by Myra Aquino 
After bailing out his sister charged with murdering her girlfriend, a successful attorney brings her to his house...
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Guys! Action!

Film Guys! Action! Directed by Jem Catabijan 
The Highschool multimedia club students aim to win Best Short Film in the Cinemalaya Local Film Festival in...
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Hanggang sa Muli (Until Then)

Film Hanggang sa Muli (Until Then) Directed by Jacob Alcala 
It is Poy’s last night in the Philippines. He and his family are again migrating somewhere far from...
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Hiya

Film Hiya Directed by Naomi Christie 
A shy girl gains confidence through the reimagination of her own religion by becoming the figures she prays...
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Hot Seat

Film Hot Seat Directed by Johmar Damiles 
When two young siblings are accused of theft by a convenience store owner through the CCTV footage, they...
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Hymen, oh Hyménée – Juan Luna’s Long Lost Masterpiece

Film Hymen, oh Hyménée – Juan Luna’s Long Lost Masterpiece Directed by Martin Arnaldo 
A Filipino filmmaker in Paris uncovers a long-lost painting by 19th-century Filipino artist Juan Luna, sparking a journey...
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I Know Him So Well

Film I Know Him So Well Directed by Chance Calloway 
 The jewel-toned animation of queer teenage love is chronicled by guitar-playing mermen and the vocals of AJ...
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I’m In Love with Edgar Allan Poe

Film I’m In Love with Edgar Allan Poe Directed by Andrea A. Walter 
Two baby goths prepare to summon the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe, but a series of unexpected obstacles...
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Just Leave

Film Just Leave Directed by Rommel Andaya 
A partygoer gives the audience some reasons why you shouldn’t say goodbye at a party and just leave....
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Kaperosa

Film Kaperosa Directed by Matthew Macasieb 
Tristan returns from the grocery store to a bedridden Janine. He challenges himself to cook a meal for...
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Lola

Film Lola Directed by Grace Hanna 
After Tessie’s grandmother, Lola, is diagnosed with dementia, Tessie makes it her mission to save Lola’s memories. Tessie...
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Lola Mama Nanay

Film Lola Mama Nanay Directed by Tyaela Nieves 
A young woman returns home from her grandmother’s funeral. As her day unfolds, she begins to feel the...
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Mosquito Lady

Film Mosquito Lady Directed by Kristine Gerolaga 
Gemma, a sheltered Filipina American teenager, has been hiding her pregnancy from her parents for far too long....
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My Father Drowned in Soup

Film My Father Drowned in Soup Directed by John Paul Corton 
Jelian, a determined young boy from Ormoc City, embarks on a desperate quest to find his drowning father...
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Nene

Film Nene Directed by King Louie Palomo 
Nene is in her eighties, an accomplished and retired painter. Her daughter travels from the city to see...
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On My Time

Film On My Time Directed by Cassandra Pimentel 
The demands of everyday life and people around us can make it challenging to find the solitude we...
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One-Week Stand

Film One-Week Stand Directed by Abby Asuncion 
A free-spirited, mysterious woman on a week-long trip to San Francisco meets a hopeless romantic woman, born and...
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Palibut Libot (In Circles)

Film Palibut Libot (In Circles) Directed by San-San Onglatco 
Somewhere in Metro Manila a money trail starts off with two pickpockets who struggle to make ends meet....
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Pandemic Bread

Film Pandemic Bread Directed by Zeinabu irene Davis A short drama about a Filipino interpreter taking an end-of-life call with a doctor and an elderly woman...
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Portrait of a Memory

Film Portrait of a Memory Directed by Grace Simbulan 
 Portrait of a Memory revisits the years from 1986 to 1992 when former President Corazon Aquino issued...
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Primetime Mother

Film Primetime Mother Directed by Sonny Calvento 
The audition process for an exploitative game show becomes the latest test of a long-suffering mother’s fortitude and...
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Reception

Film Reception Directed by San-San Onglatco 
The Mercado household is busy with last minute preparations for a big gathering. Boyet, the youngest child, awaits...
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Sasa the Sunflower

Film Sasa the Sunflower Directed by Kevin Manh 
Sasa is an aspiring actress living in the Philippines. She has the wildest spirit and a free personality....
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Saving Xavier X

Film Saving Xavier X Directed by Grae Dela Cruz, Vynce Genica Ong 
 ♫ Nandito na si Xavier X, bayani ng lahat Lalaban para sa hustisya’t katotohanan ♫Every day after...
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Shorts Program I – Connect the Dots

Program Shorts Program I – Connect the Dots Connect the Dots are stories that seek to learn and unlearn self identity, social norms and expectations in...
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Shorts Program II – Scenes from Home

Program Shorts Program II – Scenes from Home Scenes from Home takes us to the familiar but often complicated dynamic within our own households or homeland.
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Shorts Program III – Divergent Tales

Program Shorts Program III – Divergent Tales Divergent Tales takes us on a journey of personal grief, rebellion, healing, and ultimately, forgiveness. Explore with us...
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Shorts Program IV – Outside the Box

Program Shorts Program IV – Outside the Box Outside the Box centers on stories that address issues of personal identity and subverting social perceptions and expectations.
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Shorts Program V – Finding Elsewhere

Program Shorts Program V – Finding Elsewhere Finding Elsewhere is a compilation of stories that takes us on a fantastical ride of the unknown and...
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Shorts Program VI – Larger Than Life

Program Shorts Program VI – Larger Than Life Larger Than Life sheds light on films that showcase stories that address current world issues from different perspectives...
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Shorts Program VII – Diaspora

Program Shorts Program VII – Diaspora Diaspora delves into complex stories of individuals navigating the unknown outside of their comfort zones and far from...
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Stand Up Speak Up

Film Stand Up Speak Up Directed by Paziano Parel-Sewell 
Comedians are reclaiming an art form once rooted in bigotry, and some are rewriting the script to advocate...
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Tennis Strokes

Film Tennis Strokes Directed by Craig Ienne Pedroza 
 In this semi-autobiographical short, Yan must balance prepping for his tennis tournament at the end of the...
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The Moon is Full

Film The Moon is Full Directed by Tin Velasco 
Six months ago, Iloy gave birth to her daughter named “Lapsag” Princess Isabelle Katherine. But after giving birth,...
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The River That Never Ends

Film The River That Never Ends Directed by JT Trinidad 
Along a river that undergoes a major change, Baby, a middle-aged trans woman, shuttles between her job as...
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The Scent of Warmth

Film The Scent of Warmth Directed by Gio Gonzalves In the Philippines, albularyos (herbalists) and hilot (a traditional Filipino healer who uses hand manipulation) are sometimes seen...
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Thirstygirl

Film Thirstygirl Directed by Alexandra Qin 
On a road trip with her younger sister, Charlie struggles to hide a secret addiction. 
Alexandra Qin is...
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Time Before Kevin

Film Time Before Kevin Directed by Raine Gado 
 Set in a near future, Kevin, a young scientist haunted by his childhood memories, attempts to construct...
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Time Crisis

Film Time Crisis Directed by Brooke Palmieri, Zac Weathers 
Three times a week, Eddie Esguerra goes to Los Angeles arcades to play Time Crisis. Day after day,...
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VS

Film VS Directed by Jole Sanchez 
Set in 1992, a Filipino kid working at his father’s liquor store seeks community through the arcade game...
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Willa Marj – Between the Lines

Film Willa Marj – Between the Lines Directed by Jill Janairo 
An artsy, vintage homage to classic 90s Filipino teleserye — shot with an all-Filipinx crew. Jill Janairo is...
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You+Me Will Always Be Back Then

Film You+Me Will Always Be Back Then Directed by Marissa Roxas 
YOU + ME WILL ALWAYS BE BACK THEN is a short love story set to AJ Rafael’s legendary...
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You’re So Loved

Film You’re So Loved Directed by Ben See-Tho 
In a near future, the love of two brothers is tested by a society that aims to divide...