300 years ago, a powerful clan came to this island. They were known as vampires, or blood drinkers. They quickly grew in numbers and their violence increased. Unknown to them another powerful clan lived on the island: the werewolves. Sensing to protect the humans, the werewolves organized a warrior group just to destroy all the vampires. The vampires were no match for the werew...
Filipina teacher Zheny Dimaguiba meets Chen Sy, a Chinese man, and they fall in love and marry, and Zheny gives birth to their daughter. According to Chinese custom, the male child is much more preferred, and China's one-child policy says that a couple must not give birth to another child--or put the girl up for adoption in order to try again. Zheny decides to protect her daugh...
Follows the story of Luisito Asuncion and Emilia Libradilla, who grew up together in the Libdradillas and feel that they're destined for each other, but some people are keen to keep them far apart.
The yoyo was invented in the Philippines. The film takes place in an imaginary village in Bavaria, “Yodelburg”, where one says “yo” as a sign of approval. The weather up on those mountains is ideal for a major enterprise: to create the first Philippine space project by building a spaceship. With surprising dialogue and great tenderness, the film is a sweet play that touches the...
Filmed in just one day, Squatterpunk follows an eight year old Slum King named Hapon, a cocky would-be gangster with a Travis Bickle haircut, and his rat-bag minions through one of the thousands of shanty towns that spring up between the cracks in the Manila pavements. The manic collage of stunning hand-held black and white images capture kids being kids as they frolic amidst t...
Upon his departure from his home in Baguio, the road trip of the director's youngest son, Kabunyan, begins. He stops at certain places along the way, engaging in conversation with various companions - often artists - in between drives.
The amazing adventures of Gunam-gunam (Rumi) and Guni-guni (Phantasm). Adapted from the book Auxiliary Materials for Teaching the Filipino Language by Kelly Sta. Ana Nicolas (Philippine Normal College, 1964).
