A Filipino-American gets an opportunity to audition in his hometown, but he must choose between staying true to himself and his culture or conforming to fit the standards of society.
Jordan Dela Cruz is a teenager who is known as the 'Little Sunshine' of their campus. However, behind that smile is a person living in pain, sorrow, and regret. He lives in a household where his parents don't support him and experiences domestic abuse. One day a remarkable event happened that changed his life. An event that he can't forget and he will not forget.
Angela's first time to smoke a cigarette turns out to be the first day of her new life. A life with no turns.
Lucas wakes up finding out it's his birthday again. For him, nothing's normal during his birthday because every year, it's always the same.
Filmed in a village of the indigenous Mandaya people, located in a mountainous area of southeastern Mindanao, the country's second largest island, the documentary portrays the struggle of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army, for the rights of indigenous Filipino peoples and the environment, which are constantly under threat from landowners, large logging companies and agribusiness.
TV movie about dance rites in the Philippines
Reviews the history of the Philippine Islands under Spanish and American rule. Shows country today with its emphasis on agriculture, and contrasts the rural life with the urban existence in the port of Manila.
This documentary paints the life of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay (1953-1957), from being a simple mechanic, a wartime guerilla leader, and as president of the Philippines, leading up to his death in a plane crash in Mount Manunggal, Cebu.
In Northern Luzon, a family of politicians fight a human trafficking syndicate.
A young girl spends New Year's Eve with her family.
When a supernatural entity has a poor struggling single mother, her children have no one to turn to except Ella Arcangel, a young girl endowed with magic and empathy.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, amidst the rising number of cases, two families remember their loved ones as more than a statistic.
The story follows a transferee student named Samuel. After being displaced because of war and violence, Samuel tries his best to look for peace as he tries to conquer his stutter problems which he developed after being exposed to the brutal reality of war.
Two childhood friends, Shan and Edgar, grew up together in a humble but gritty community. They consider each other as best friends and partners in crime. Their friendship seasoned by time was put into test when Shan’s dark secret slowly affects their lives. In the process of redeeming herself, will Shan save their friendship as well?
This is a tale told in four parts. The story begins with an unreliable narrator's take on an urban legend about a fetus flushed down the toilet of a fast food restaurant, followed by a guide on how to effectively clean up a literal bloody mess. The remaining parts deal with the uncertainty in identifying the remains of a departed friend and a conversation between two absentee mourners about the art of death that ties everything together.
The Spanish colonization of the Philippines is in its infancy. Somewhere in a small village in the province of Cagayan, the townsfolk believe a young lady named Pinang was being possessed by an evil spirit. Pinang's parents have unwavering faith that Father Vacion's rituals and mumblings would cure their daughter of her supposed affliction. Soleng, Pinang's dear friend, thought otherwise.
Pinoi Rock & Rhythm sheds the spotlight on four obscure yet significant figures in contemporary Philippine Popular Culture. Rebel Disc Jockey Dante "Howlin" Dave David, Stills Photographer and former stuntman Mr. Johnny Albia, Elvis Presley devotee Mr. Chito Bertol and Pinoy Rock guitar icon Mr. Jun Lopito. The documentary unfolds lighthearted, candid and sometimes outrageous introspection from the four individuals on the ups and downbeats of their respective careers.
Jun is a farmer who lives near a pineapple field with his mother Dita and his brother Mako. His aunt from Manila who can’t bear a child offers to adopt Mako with a promise to give him a good life. Jun and Mako face their impending separation and think of ways they can spend every minute together.