1. Old Skool
Lola Fely lovingly dedicated most of her life to care for her family, she finally decided to pursue her longtime dream to finish Grade 6 at the age of 69. Too old for some, but never too late for Lola Fely who is determined to survive the challenges of studying and adapting to the pre-teen campus life. Other characters include Buboy, the class bully, played by Buboy Villar, and Pinky.
2. Abandonada (Abandonada)
After finishing prison sentence in Canada and came back to the Philippines, Gemma wants to recover her son after she was abandoned by her husband, Edwin. To do so, she worked as a nanny and was hired by Cindy, new wife of her husband. Being closer to her son in this household, she plans to escape with her son.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
3. Imago (Imago)
A fifty-four-year old single mother lives in Manila. Each night she leaves home to carry out an unusual job.
4. Sol Searching (Sol Searching)
This is a story of Sol, a farmer-teacher in a public school near Nueva Ecija. Following an unexpected death, without any family to organize a burial, a friend and former student decides to carry her coffin traveling to different places, similar to the stations of the cross.
5. The Story of Mabuti (Ang Kwento ni Mabuti)
Mabuti accidentally finds a stash of money that could bring an end to her family’s financial problems: is the solution that simple or is it loaded with complications?
6. Naked Under the Moon (Hubad sa Ilalim ng Buwan)
A young woman recalls how her father , her mother and her teenage sister returned with her to live in their ancestral home after the family business failed. She was plagued with mysterious problems of sleepwalking and began a romance with a young man who tried to cure her.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
7. West Side Avenue (Batang West Side)
A Filipino teenager is shot to death on the sidewalk of New Jersey, USA. An investigation starts into his death. His family members and friends are interviewed. Along the way, we find out not only more about him but about the community of Filipinos in America in general, including the destructive effect of the drug "shabu" on its youth. The detective who handles the case also has his own personal demons to settle with his violent past.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
8. Pisara (Pisara)
Tackles the journey of Michelle Orot as a newly hired SPED Teacher and her struggles after knowing that she has seizure disorders - an epilepsy.
9. Ang Sugarol (Ang Sugarol)
Set in the world of high-stakes cockfighting, gamblers place their money and lives on the line.
10. Partee (Partee)
A story of the different false possibilities created by an "intoxicating substance" induced in someone’s life. It's a narrative that completely breaks the moral compass and defies the rules of society. The three characters in the film discover a fiction that transcends moral boundaries.
11. Atras (Atras)
The story is about a teenage boy living in the Philippines who is being persuaded by his family to go to the U.S. to live a better life but continues to be caught in a web of bad choices. The plot is close to my heart because it tells the story of so many of my friends and family living there now and the struggles they face with poverty, drugs, and violence.
12. The Madonna and the Dragon
Exposé of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
13. Ligaw (Ligaw)
A victim of rape by her brothers, Criselle had not known joy in her life. Her so-called mother abused her and made her work to the bones. Her supposedly loving father failed to defend her. The plot thickens as she discovers the true identity of her mother and the twisted fate she had received. Drowning with revenge, Criselle gives her soul to the devil and instantly becomes possessed by it. She plots to kill her entire family and end the torment that had beset her. I
14. Sekyu (Sekyu)
A security guard jumps to the other side of the fence and turns to crime when his meager pay is not enough to keep his wife and children by his side. How far will he go to secure his future and what will he lose/gain on the way?
15. Flotsam
A young woman running away from a volatile relationship ends up in a small beach resort where it seems everyone is falling in and out of love.
16. Just the 3 of Us (Just the 3 of Us)
An unlikely love story between polar opposites Uno and CJ two strangers, and how one night changes their lives forever. Unforeseen circumstances collide and force Uno and CJ to live under the same roof as they both deal with their sense of responsibility and their yearning for security. Uno is motivated by his sense of family while CJ is governed by an unconditional love that should put her first above everything else. The unlikely thing that binds Uno and CJ together paves the way for them to find in each other the kind of love they never thought they needed.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
17. Homeless (Homeless)
Typhoon survivors fall victim to syndicate that forces the to beg on the streets.
18. Exes Baggage (Exes Baggage)
After a chance encounter, Pia and Nix instantly hit it off. Natural conversations eventually develop into deep attraction. Despite their wounds from previous relationships, both decide to take a chance on each other. But when their love blossoms into a relationship, their differences will test their love and will make them question: Are they ready for love when they're still carrying baggage from their past?
It has an average vote of 8.6 on TMDB.
19. Tanabata's Wife (Tanabata's Wife)
An adaptation of Sinai Hamada's short story. A Japanese farmer living in the Cordilleras hires a Bontoc woman to work at his farm, and eventually marries her.
20. Punla (Punla)
A story of an endless agony of two best friends who faced the unexpected ending of their relationship.
