Manila's Finest
Set during the first quarter storm in the 1970s, policemen Homer, Conrad, and Billy are consumed by the murder case of troublemaking teenagers in the slums.
Is There Hope In Manila?
Two siblings longing for a maternal love determined to look for their missing mother, Pagasa, in Manila only to find out a bitter reality that will lead them to a hard-to-swallow answer.
Pekeng pera
Tarot Lang!
A religious but unlucky young graduate, tired of hitting rock bottom, turns to Tarot reading to change his fate—even if it means questioning everything he believes in.
Pangarap Kong Maynila
Two high school best friends dream of their soon-to-be lives in Manila. But is it all they wished for?
The Walls of Hell
In the final days of the battle of Manila during World War II, fanatical Japanese naval forces barricade themselves inside the walls of Intramuros, the ancient Spanish walled city of Manila. In a suicidal last stand, the Japanese hold many thousand Filipinos captive within the fortress, despite the incessant bombardment of United States artillery. An American war correspondent, Murray, arrives at the front line where a guerrilla unit led by American Lieutenant Sorenson makes contact with a young Filipino fighter, Nardo, who has escaped the fortress through a sewer passage. Nardo proposes a plan to rescue the prisoners through the tunnel.
How to Die Young in Manila
An introverted teenage boy lies to his parents that he'd sleep over at his friends'. However, he made an appointment with a random guy found on a dating app. The street is filled with dead hustlers, but nobody seems to notice these strange occurrences.
Last Full Show
A high school student learns the meaning of love at an underground Manila movie theatre.
Daddy Cool
When a body is found after a wild night in a Manila Disco in 1981, we go back in time to examine how the intertwined desires of a rising bank officer, her glamorous mentor and the gigolo between them build toward a killing on the eve of the Marcos regime's collapse. A colorful and sensual Disco Noir.
An Unscripted Earth
Lawrence and Jaime were best friends in high school, but attend university on opposite sides of the globe. After four years apart, they reunite for a hedonistic week in Manila, Jaime’s hometown, untouched by Duterte’s War on Drugs but unable to escape nostalgia and ennui. Shot in one of Asia’s fastest growing megacities, An Unscripted Earth is an award-winning film about memory, young adulthood, and the uncertain future of our globalised world.
𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗮: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮
The film is about inspiration, reminding the power of collective action, the importance of preserving the heritage of Santa Ana, and the boundless potential that lies within the community. It is a story that deserves to be told, a story that will resonate with audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
Old and New Manila
Released on the third of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
Escoltara!
A web journal for the many things I've learned and discovered about Escolta, Manila! Carlo, a newly-hired journalist, travels to the City of Manila to write a piece about the city along with his friends, Keith and Joyce. Little did he know that he'll be transported to the past where Escolta used to be the Queen of Manila's streets.
Up-to-Date Manila
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 14th, 1919.