USAD

USAD 1970

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A short documentary tracing the journey of the Filipino jeepney—once a cultural icon, now caught between tradition and modern reform. USAD captures the shift through the eyes of those who live it, revealing the quiet cost of progress.

1970

Liwanag sa Karaniwan

Liwanag sa Karaniwan 2024

1

Ambitious and driven, Solano excels in everything he tries but struggles to master anything. As the pressure to succeed builds, his world begins to unravel, leading him to question what truly matters.

2024

Misteryo ng Pulay-Pulay

Misteryo ng Pulay-Pulay 1970

1

A passionate journalist investigates the mystery of a series of tourists disappearing in the Pulay-Pulay forest, but finds himself trapped in a series of illusions, unseen dangers, and a darkness that refuses to let him go. As the hideous truth is revealed, he must escape -- before he himself is swallowed up by the forest's mystery.

1970

Pan De Viaje

Pan De Viaje 1970

1

What if trauma is the reason you leave -- would you ever return to a place you don't want to get used to? This family's journey with bread will determine whether the fate of Mang Lito and Boyet's lives will be sweet or bitter.

1970

Patak, Putak, Sangkatutak

Patak, Putak, Sangkatutak 1970

1

A mother forced to make a desperate decision and enter the laundressing business to change the course of the world, she never imagined that this would lead her to a terrible fate.

1970

Balintuna

Balintuna 2020

1

Balintuna is an experimental film about a woman who wants to escape the violence and sexual abuse of his own father, a pastor of a religious church.

2020

I Want to Feel

I Want to Feel 2025

1

In a grey digital world ruled by stoic enforcers, a clay avatar battles social media ridicule and emotional suppression until the pressure fractures its shell, exposing a spectrum of feelings and a fragile hope for liberation.

2025

Cacophony

Cacophony 2025

1

The sounds of the busy city start to merge with the environment, before consuming the city whole.

2025

In This Life

In This Life 2025

1

In the middle of the loneliness of night, two strangers had found company. Their smiles and small laughs spoke a thousand words. The world around them may push them around but they will always find a way to make a connection.

2025

Tribal Videos

Tribal Videos 2001

1

For generations, the rugged slopes of Hapao stood as an unyielding fortress against colonial conquest—until the quiet invasion of modernity began to seep in. The Ifugao people, guardians of a time-honored rice culture and masters of intricate woodcraft, now find themselves at a crossroads. As waves of tourists spill in from the gateway city, ancient traditions begin to fade like carvings left to weather. The elders who once held the stories are vanishing, while the youth drift toward apathy. In the face of this cultural unraveling, the tribe mounts an unexpected resistance—not with spears or shields, but with cameras. Kidlat de Guia’s Tribal Videos is both an archive and an alarm: a tapestry of grassroots filmmaking that captures not just what remains, but what must endure.

2001

PARAPO

PARAPO 1970

1

PARAPO film the worst representation of toxic culture in philippine society.

1970

Dr. Videoke

Dr. Videoke 1970

1

Jericho, an aspiring doctor, seeks a mysterious alternative medicine in the provinces. The search unexpectedly brings him to Mang Donado, also known as Dr. Videoke, an owner of a videoke rental store. Upon arriving at Mang Donado's home, Jericho finds himself in an increasingly bizarre and unsettling situation involving Mang Donado's eerie antics and peculiar behavior. Desperation and curiosity drive Jericho to stay, leading to an unusual ritual that involves intense karaoke singing and the taking of natural plant-based psychedelics. As the search for this drug unfolds, Jericho is plunged into a surreal and unsettling experience that challenges his beliefs, pushing him to the brink of his sanity.

1970

Kung Paano Gumawa ng Pelikula

Kung Paano Gumawa ng Pelikula 2022

1

Two childhood friends face their conflicting aspirations and the harsh realities of the future while they await the outcome of their college applications. making them consider whether their next course of action should be driven by passion or practicality.

2022

The Books Talk

The Books Talk 2025

1

These are the only rules written at Reading Club 2000 — a 24/7 public library that shatters norms and rewrites true access to education. Mang Nanie, a passionate community advocate, strives daily to foster literacy by sending books to far-reaching corners of the country.

2025

Buhusan

Buhusan 2025

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From a Mindanao legend that reincarnated—split into twin girls, one defiant & one conforming as they live along the streets of Iligan City, testing the extremities of their morals, with fate dooming their life to live in a city of waterfalls, without water.

2025

Bata, Bata, Alam Mo Ba?

Bata, Bata, Alam Mo Ba? 2023

1

Amid the scorching weather that torments the metro, unexpected rain induces fear in Nene’s mother and her clothesline.

2023

Airconditional

Airconditional 2023

1

In the sweltering heat of yet another Manila heatwave, Kevin de la Cruz, long-time aircon repairman, bike-commutes to his next job.

2023