Ilo Ilo 2013
During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
A 15-year-old A-student defies the views of her all-girls Catholic school as she confronts her feelings for a school nun.
Two cousins rediscover the mysteries of their missing aunt's golden teapot.
Comedian and actor Joe Valencia returns home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to the Filipino-American community.
Explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses risking their lives on the front lines of a pandemic, thousands of miles from home.
When a group of elementary students chose to tell a local folklore Alamat ng Isdang Kulay Bahaghari for a stage play, their curiosity brought them investigating the river to search for the infamous fish, only to discover that the folklore is not what they were taught of.
An Interpol agent is out for revenge against the gangsters that cut off his arm and killed his bride. This tragedy left him deeply depressed, and his battle with depression has to be won first before he can be thoroughly trained in martial arts. After his training, Ortega hunts down his adversaries for a final reckoning.
Five teenagers join the prestigious Philippine Forest Camp for a chance to travel the world. As they navigate this journey, they unearth far more than exotic landscapes.
Kapwa, a Filipino term that means "togetherness" or "neighbor", is a recognition of a shared identity; an inner self that is shared with others. WHO WE BECOME is a story of kapwa and follows three Filipino women each coming into their political consciousness and discovering themselves during a pivotal moment in their lives.
The diaspora of Filipinos around the globe is driven mostly by the economics of supply and demand. The yearning for something better, stability, and self-validation leads a handful of sojourners from the provinces of the Philippines into the arms of one of its former colonial masters — the USA. But what happens when they finally get what they want? And how? Filmmaker Dennis Empalmado explores the musings of Filipino expatriates and hopeful immigrants in "Naglalakbay" (Travelers).
Two high school boys from different social worlds experience romantic feelings for each other. Edmar, a high-performing Filipino student, and Pili, a Native Hawaiian student-athlete, learn that navigating self-growth and teenage love in Hawaiʻi is as complicated as their understanding and love for Hawaiʻi and it’s ever-changing cultural landscape.
A pregnant mother, unsure of how to raise a child, arranges an interview with her two gay dads but fate intervenes when his dad suffers a heart attack. Her dad reflects on their family's history, captured on an old camcorder.
Set in 1992, a Filipino kid working at his father’s liquor store seeks community through the arcade game Street Fighter II, but finds himself clashing with a local bully.
A teenager is resurrected as a plant-headed zombie, searching to find his past happiness and humanity. How long will it all last though, knowing that life may change again when the sun goes away?
A group of high school misfits become unlikely superheroes as they discover their “useless” powers.
Filipino-born Ella works as a nanny in a prosperous Moscow family. Day by day, she carries out the same routine actions: washing, cooking, cleaning, babysitting. But once she accidentally hurts her arm, her smooth repetitive life gradually gives a lurch…
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.
"BINI Chapter 1: Born to Win" follows the members of BINI, the Nation's Girl Group of the Philippines, during the crucial days before "BINIverse"– their three-night concert at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City. It features exclusive, never-before-seen footage that will see the BINI members reflect on their four-year journey from their auditions, their grueling training, the struggle for fame and success– and their stunning rise to superstardom in the past months. The documentary also touches on how BINI has changed the music landscape in the Philippines, and how the girls have made an impact on the lives of their most devoted fan– the Blooms.
Two old men, Jorge and James, hang out every day in a local coffee shop. As typical pensioned senior citizens, they laze around and talk to each other tirelessly inside the coffee shop with a habit of gossiping about the customers who enter, especially the young ones. One day, two young men enter the shop, which brings them to reminisce about their bittersweet past.
Dado is loving and responsible husband. He also told stories to his loyal customers, Alas and Pablo the secret of his strong relationship with Isay and how to treat women correctly. Eventually, the origin of the saying "Kwentong Barbero" will unfold as Dado shares his love conquest tales.
Twenty years have passed since Alexis del Mundo, also known as the second Shaider, destroyed the clan of Fuuma Le-ar. The descendants of the clan, now known as the Kuuma, have emerged to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting universe. Gallian, a descendant of del Mundo, has a mission and forms an elite group of space police known as the Zaido.