A driver is sent on a simple errand: to pick up a designer t-shirt and a tin of viagra for his boss, who is shacked up in a hotel with his lover. Simple as it sounds, the road trip crisscrosses the chasms of time, class, and character.
A young, unmarried couple must agree on certain terms on how to properly raise their son, who is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Pilo is a struggling, old vegetable farmer in Benguet, and a policeman, Ariel, team up to catch Razer, a member of the Benguet Marijuana Cartel — who happens to be the best friend on Pilo’s stoner brother, Ricky. Together they learn shocking secrets while trying to catch Razer.
Stranded for 21 years, a shepherdess endures and fights for survival in a foreign land until hope arrives.
Based on real-life trials of the Atis, the indigenous people of Central Panay, a 16-year-old chieftain's daughter fights tooth and nail with her people for their ancestral land.
The brother of missing activist Jonas Burgos bares in this documentary the untold stories behind the confidential leads, damning evidence, and why the disappearance of his brother remains a relevant case today.
An introspective journey of a Filipino son attending the funeral of his estranged OFW father in a city in Japan that is rebuilding from the aftermath of the March 2011 tsunami.
While facing threats of demolition, a coastal community of informal settlers discovers an unearthly shell by the sea. This makes them vulnerable to menacing powers set out to destroy their homes and their humanity.
In 1942, a Kalinga woman is personally invited by her husband, a warrior of their tribe, to his new wedding dance.
A land-grabbing tycoon and a former sexy male actor are in a tight race for mayor in a small town. When violence erupts, Emmy, a teacher, runs into the wilderness with a ballot box, the last copy of the election result.
Jamie just called off her engagement from the one person who was supposed to. Makoto ran away to the Philippines to escape the wife who cheated on him two years ago. Their paths cross in Bacolod where they work together and create Ilonggo subtitles for Makoto’s film. Together, as they go through the filmmaking process, they find solace in a friendship they never knew they needed.
After a one-night stand, an arrogant playboy and a timid young woman discover that any pleasure or pain they inflict on themselves is simultaneously felt by the other.
Cinemalaya's first documentary in the full-length competition follows three women named Maria on a journey to seek truth and fight for justice as the Philippines becomes a shrinking civic and democratic space that fosters a culture of impunity.
A collection of interwoven stories about life and violence in the Philippines, following a college professor, a university chancellor, a social worker, a police chief, two students, two mothers, and a lawyer.
A fading social media influencer and a struggling musician exploit each other in a not-so-fake relationship.
A retired government employee’s new hobby leads to existential desperation and financial complications.
Two young siblings go on a fantastical adventure to satiate their much-coveted and delectable craving for batsoy.
A progressive rock band composed of privileged teenagers get arrested for drug possession, and are brought into the “Blue Room” where they must make the difficult choice between freedom or standing up for what they believe in.
An aspiring boxer takes his fighting chances and discovers the grim reality of the sport.
A Moro child soldier aspires to become a baseball player amidst an all-out war.