Virgin Forest

Virgin Forest 2022

5.20

A photographer is tasked to take a photo of a rare flower thriving in the mountain, but he discovers women trapped in a hidden brothel for illegal loggers.

2022

Pusoy

Pusoy 2022

4.80

Peping works as a bodyguard to gambling boss Rodolfo, but when he falls in love with Mika, Rodolfo's mistress, he is convinced to rob the business he has sworn to protect.

2022

Red

Red 2024

6.00

When the brutal murder of a teenage girl devastates his sleepy town, a troubled police officer begins an investigation that tests his limits.

2024

Palitan

Palitan 2021

5.50

When a dare pushes two couples into an orgy, suppressed feelings rekindle between the two ladies, who were once best friends and lovers.

2021

Sisid

Sisid 2022

5.30

A marine biologist tasked to rehabilitate a fish sanctuary, falls for Dennis, his diving assistant. The situation takes an unexpected turn when Jason's wife, Abby, finds out of the clandestine relationship between Jason and Dennis.

2022

Motherland

Motherland 2024

1

Motherland explores the tragic Mamasapano incident, resulted in mass casualties in southern Philippines.

2024

Payback

Payback 2021

1

Chased by police, bike thief Isaac asks his boss for help but gets the cold shoulder. He then plans vengeance against the boss... Payback depicts a man caught in a slum's crime ring.

2021

The Hearing

The Hearing 2024

1

Lucas, a deaf boy from a small fishing village, is sexually abused by Fr. Mejor, an influential priest. After his parents Madonna and Dante discover the truth, they decide to file a court case against the priest despite the obstacles in their way. In their pursuit of justice, they cross paths with sign language interpreter Maya, who has also witnessed powerful people manipulate the results of cases. In a society where few choose to listen, how can they win against forces that silence those who cannot speak and break the souls of those who can?

2024

Feast

Feast 2023

1

A hit-and-run accident transpires two families. When her husband succumbs to death, Nita files a criminal case. Alfredo is sent to jail after pleading guilty in place of his son Rafael, but Rafael cannot be released from the burden of guilt.

2023

Mindanao

Mindanao 2019

7.00

Saima, is the mother of a cancer-stricken kid and the wife of a medic deployed in a conflict of aggression in southern Philippines.

2019

Moro

Moro 2023

1.00

25 composers, 25 filmmakers, 25 ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography that fit completely within the DNA of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. For the unique 2x25 project, the festival asked 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made a short film. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.

2023

Broken

Broken 2020

1

The film follows the story a man who travels to Saga to expand his pottery business in the Philippines, then falls in love with a Japanese woman who is the heiress of a flourishing pottery factory.

2020

Underground

Underground 2017

1

Portrait of a marginalised group of people living illegally in a cemetery in the Philippines, through the life of a couple with a sick child.

2017