CULION
(CULION)
2019
After an unexpected pregnancy, an innocent infatuation with a foreigner, and the visit of a loved one from the past, Anna, Doris, and Ditas find new reasons to endure in the island of Culion, the bigggest leper colony in the world established during the American colonial rule in the Philippines. Amidst the stigma of their illnesses and the brewing of another occupation outside their gates, the three women have to reconcile their newfound hope with the grim inevitability of their future.
Featuring: Iza Calzado, Meryll Soriano, Jasmine Curtis-Smith
- Best Film, 7th Urduja Film Heritage Awards
- Best Director, 7th Urduja Film Heritage Awards
- Best Acting Ensemble, Metro Manila Film Festival 2019
ORO
(GOLD)
2016
As an armed group masquerading as environmentalists infiltrates a community of miners, the village captain, Kapitana, rushes to secure a permit that would allow them to keep their livelihood in mining. The lives of Elmer and Linda, a newly engaged couple, get caught between conflicting human and environmental rights. The film tries to capture a topsy-turvy reality much more complex than stereotypes characterizing mining as evil and advocacies for environmental protectionism as the font of goodness.
Featuring: Irma Adlawan, Joem Bascon, Mercedes Cabral
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Official Entry, Metro Manila Film Festival 2016
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Best Acting Ensemble, Metro Manila Film Festival 2016
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Best Actress, Irma Adlawan, Metro Manila Film Festival 2016
EDSA
(EDSA)
2016
An opportunistic entrepreneur develops a bond with a streetkid trying to help him get to his business meeting in Makati. A teacher from the province haggles with a taxi driver, a former OFW, whether the country should follow world standards on basic education. A snatcher attempts to reform himself with the help of a nurse by trying to return what he has stolen. In this film, EDSA becomes a microcosm for the cultural and national condition of Filipinos, and a metaphor for the delayed progress they are all aiming for as a country.
Featuring: Aljur Abrenica, Kris Bernal, Allen Dizon, Joem Bascon, Hayden Kho, John Manalo, Sue Prado, Simon Ibarra, Lance Raymundo, Mara Lopez, Upeng Fernandez
- Best Picture, Filipino New Cinema, World Premieres International Film Festival 2015 (including Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Ensemble Acting)
- Best Advocacy Film, FAMAS Awards 2016
MGA ANINO NG KAHAPON
(SHADOWS OF THE PAST)
2013
As Irene’s health condition worsens, her entire family is thrown into shambles as bad memories from her past, as well as Ed’s life, add further pain to what she is going through. The film explores the varying degrees and forms of surveillance which are at the heart of the relationship between a schizophrenia patient and a caregiver. The film connects the disease to desire for authoritarian rule in the Philippines, relating it to trauma from the martial law years.
Featuring: Agot Isidro, TJ Trinidad
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Special Jury Prize, New Wave Category, Metro Manila Festival 2013
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Asia Pacific Finalist, Diversity Category, Johnson & Johnson James E. Burke Marketing Awards 2014
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