Meşhur Kimden Philippines

Two best friends reminisce the time that changed their lives.

Tanso, a young boy who lives in the street, was caught by the police sniffing rugby and picking pockets. As he runs for his life, he experiences different dimensions, a dream that he will never have.

A family is disturbed by an unknown being lurking around their house. As the father investigates, he discovers that a pest has broken into their home.

A short film about the Ilonggo writer, Magdalena Jalandoni. She is shown as a six year old girl growing up in the province of Iloilo, and on the threshold of history. In one of her walks, she finds out about the death of Jose Rizal, inspiring the passion for writing that is growing inside of her each day. A passion she has to hide from her family.

What does it really take to breastfeed and sustain life in the Philippines? In spite of the key legislations on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in the Philippines, it has remained one of the top nations with the least number of exclusively breastfed children, and still has a stigmatised breastfeeding culture. "Hakab" explores the narratives of mothers in the Philippines coming from different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds braving the challenges of a repressed breastfeeding culture in the Philippines.

A young girl tries to escape another unwanted encounter with her priest uncle when she goes with her mother to church for confession.

Strange things lurk in a high school.

Himurasak shares stories from communities in Tacloban affected by Typhoon Yolanda, from the collective memory and experiences of the locals themselves.

A man finds answers and more questions as he looks beyond the water's surface.

As Covid-19 continues to spread, being quarantined at home is a new experience and a new normal, but jolly Yugin finds a way to escape boredom by playing numbers on his phone and sending messages to random people. Mike, an impetuous guy on the other hand, replied to the random message he received. What will happen if two strangers meet unexpectedly? Will they be lovers, friends, or will they stay as strangers?

At a crucial time in their lives, two strangers share their dilemmas with one another.

History is a bitch, and so is catching up with an old flame.

A day in the life of body modification enthusiast, DeeDee Villegas.

A compilation of unrelated spare shots and b-rolls edited together to tell a story.

"Rarely do we get a chance to think about what is really worth dying for," Howie Severino begins. "I recently got this chance on the island of Basilan." The broadcast journalist, in the middle of gunfires in the city, reports on the hostilities in Lamitan, Basilan, in the siege that happened in 2001.

Ang Mga Aswang is a story which focuses on the lives of sisters Being and Rwanda who are victims of the social stigma in their community against "Aswang". Ostracized from society, Bebing and Randa try to live their lives normally similar to any ordinary person and very contrary to what they are rumored to be. However, even separated from the people who judge them as monsters, there is still a part of them which wants to be extricated from this unjust judgment and live freely with the rest of the community.

Set in the temporary normal, Caleb reunites with his best friend, Kenn, after a long time. While catching up, Caleb was on sky high again. Doubting of his purpose, Kenn decided that it’s time to leave permanently and their goodbye means forgetting what they have shared together.

A trans woman, a poet, and an activist contemplate on the lives they’ve left behind as they embark on a journey to an Indigenous Filipino reimagination of hell.

A short documentary film about Nanay Mennie, and how one of the oldest Blacksmith Shops in Kawit, Cavite still survives even though none of her children continued the practice.

Years of destruction to the rich, ancestral land, culture, and relationships in Nueva Vizcaya by a large-scale foreign mining company has divided the people, but has also summoned the collective strength of the mountains and the community to rise up. The Didipio community of Twali-Ifugao indigenous people put their stakes in setting up a barricade and risk to continue the fight for their life, honor, and land.