#MMKBreakTheStigma – Scarred by his turbulent childhood, Billy tries to seek love and affection from his loved ones and other people around him.

A five-year visual ethnography of traditional yet practical orchestration of Semana Santa in a small town where religious woodcarving is the livelihood. An experiential film on neocolonial Philippines’ interpretation of…

Lisang’s soul is trapped in purgatory due to her bad behavior. Once again, her name is picked and reconsidered. Will she be able to make it this time?

Sonya, an old maid, is about to give up on herself until, one day, she meets a corpse in her family’s embalming business that changes her life.

HIV Rising digs deeper into the alarming rise of HIV/AIDS cases in the Philippines with award-winning journalist Korina Sanchez-Roxas. The program presents data on the number of people living with…

In what appears to be a serendipitous encounter upon saving the life of a stranger, the calculated and reserved businessman Nick meets the impulsive and optimistic photographer Ali, who believes…

This is not a film by Khavn. A crime-thriller retro-road movie based on the Kuratong Baleleng Rubout Massacre of 1995.

LAND FROM GOD (Lugta Ke Tamama) tackles the struggles of the Ati tribe in its quest to preserve its culture in world-renowned Boracay, an island that underwent rapid modernization, commercialization,…

Crisanto and Dolores’ marriage is going through a rough patch. Going through a marital crisis, a couple’s marriage is tested when Crisanto is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease as Dolores…

An aging spy, his delusional wife, and promiscuous son are driven into madness as they confront the terrors caused by the monster known as The Shadow.

A transgender sex worker in her late 40s along Fields Avenue whose only aspiration is to have breast implants for her profession unexpectedly assumes the role of a mother to…

A year ago, Badger is one of the best gymnasts in the Philippines. He wants to be the very best, until his reckless best friend sabotaged his athletic career. Now,…

Being the legitimate son, Janus was given the stressful responsibility to take care of his father’s funeral. With the presence of a senator, constant phone calls from his mother (who…

The true story of a young mother who uses story-telling to protect her child from the reality of growing up in prison and the difficult life she endured.

Ellie and Jake fall in love, but struggle with their relationship when they discover an unexpected connection between their pasts.

Three different stories about heartbreak and happy endings.

It is a trilogy which follows the story of three individuals must go through desperate measures to hide their secrets.

An underground fighting circuit run by an international crime syndicate invades a retired MMA champion’s small, idyllic island hometown. Syndicate thugs brutally assault his wife and kill his best friend,…

After a chance encounter, Pia and Nix instantly hit it off. Natural conversations eventually develop into deep attraction. Despite their wounds from previous relationships, both decide to take a chance…

Best friends forever or worst friends ever? Many years after high school, Emerald, Ruby, Perla, and Goldie (considered the Bicol “It Girls” of their batch) are reunited for the latter’s…

A romantic comedy story on how to move on with heartaches and painful memories. A tale full of tears and laughter as Jaz Cruz deals with different stages of moving…

Piyo refuses to accept the responsibilities that comes with being the only son of a Datu from the Talaandig Tribe. He defies his destiny and runs away from home to…

This is a story of Sol, a farmer-teacher in a public school near Nueva Ecija. Following an unexpected death, without any family to organize a burial, a friend and former…

In the future, farming on Earth is outlawed due to the toxic environment and all agriculture is done off-world. But despite the ban, some scientists and farmers resist.

Jess, a bellboy working at The Manila Hotel, is gifted an all-expenses paid stay at the hotel’s most expensive suite. And during his stay, he encounters Veronica, a professional golddigger….

An oblivious superhero, passed down her super powers in the form of the “Wander Bra” to an ordinary woman who becomes a supernatural woman every time she wears the magical…

A historical drama. A story of struggle, hard work, and hope – even when the very reason for hope is all of a sudden gone. A group of farmers in…

An adaptation of Sinai Hamada’s short story. A Japanese farmer living in the Cordilleras hires a Bontoc woman to work at his farm, and eventually marries her.

Set in the Philippines, 2052, the planting of kamote (sweet potatoes) has been outlawed and those caught planting and selling kamote are put in jail, no thanks to the Kamote…

Documentary about the Estacion de Guiguinto.

Seven friends with different backgrounds face their respective problems to join a talent competition.

With this film (the second war trilogy set during the Filipino-American war in the early 1900s), the revolution marches on against the Americans after the bloody death of General Antonio…

A young couple dream of growing old together as they deal with the struggles of being in a long-term relationship.

A family moves into a haunted villa where all kinds of supernatural events start to occur.

Fely is an elderly woman who finds second chance at youth after a visit to a mysterious photo studio.

Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. returns to the Festival with this timely story of a couple caught up in Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs when their son goes missing.

Migs needs to settle a huge debt to a loan shark. When Migs explains that he doesn’t have the money yet, the loan shark proposes that he could settle the…

Kai, a distraught man meets Lani, a strong, confident woman who seems to have answers to all of life’s most difficult questions. Kai realizes that with Lani’s wisdom and ‘go-get’…