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A short film about genocide. - Short film by Lav Diaz, shot for the 60th anniversary of the Austrian Film Museum.

Senakulo Filipino (Philippines Movie); Senakulo Filipino; In the observance of Holy Week, Quingua Productions, in cooperation with Caritas Dei Incorporated

Written by Basco and his brothers Darion Basco and Dionysio Basco and their sister Arianna Basco, the feature is set in the brothers’ hometown of Pittsburg, Calif., a working class suburb of Oakland. Starring Basco and his brothers (including Derek Basco), the dark romantic comedy weaves together four vignettes, narrated by their sister, Arianna Basco. The story follows the brothers and their shenanigans. One of them ventures off to a cockfight for reciprocity while one flies to old Manila where an old flame is rekindled. Another brother delves into the hidden sensuality of Filipino cuisine, while the last brother, struggles to heal deep wounds and finds love in an unexpected package. All this, leading to a shotgun wedding in the backyard of the family house.

Two Filipino lovers with different upbringings struggle to fulfill cultural and familial expectations, forcing them to face a crossroads in their relationship and individual identities.

The first film in the Philippine Series is inspired by James Benning's American Dreams (Lost and Found) without the invocation of nostalgia. The Filipino Dream meant to comment on commodity culture as a legacy of the country's long history of colonialism.

Sampaguita Jay is one of the black and gray tattoo specialists in France. With the Mark of the Four Wawes Tribe collective, she popularized traditional Filipino tattooing, where she was originally from.

Making-of documentary about Lino Brocka's 1975 film "Manila in the Claws of Light," featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.

Spanning from 1971 to 1987, in rural areas under the Marcos regime, a poor farming family struggle to overcome challenges brought on by corruption and greed for power.

This is a Monumental Epic in the History of Filipino Movies.

1918 travelogue.

The earliest known film directed by a Filipino American, A Filipino in America was the thesis project of Dr. Doroteo B. Ines, who received his master’s degree in cinematography from the University of Southern California. The silent film explores the experiences of a young Filipino man who immigrates to America as part of the Pensionado Act, which financed the education of Filipinos to study in the United States. Ines documents the labor precarity and racism that defined the Filipino experience in America.

Documentary about the history of Philippine cinema.

With the imminent death of his autocratic grandfather, coinciding with the burgeoning oppressive regime of Ferdinand Marcos, Servando Monzon III, inheritor of the hacienda and businesses of his powerful clan, agonises on becoming the new feudal lord and capitulating with Marcos’ designs to control the Philippines. Aware of his clan’s long history of violence, Monzon knows the very violent history of his county and foresees a very violent future with the dictatorship.

A documentary on the life of Filiipino filmmaker and National Artist for Cinema Lamberto Avellana, produced by the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Released on the 17th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Living in flood-prone Marikina City, a young filmmaker sifts through smudged memories taken over the past 12 years to cope with the repetitive cycle of typhoon onslaughts and evacuations. Through mythology, literature, and autobiography, this creative documentary narrates a reflexive inquiry of resilience and accountability, while attempting to salvage what was lost to water and time.

What began as a sporting experiment turned into a grand dream. Amorana founder Alan Frei and three top Swiss curlers of Filipino descent want to bring the Philippines to the Winter Olympics. In order to achieve this, they must not only compete against strong opponents, but also navigate the complexities of being caught between two countries and identities. In curling rinks far from major sporting stages, the team grows together and begins to believe in the seemingly impossible.

Kidlat Tahimik, a director and performer, sought to recreate relations between the body and filmed image seen through "Asian eyes." This groundbreaking project took the form of a documentary which Mr. Tahimik directed and in which he performed himself in order to show his own thinking about the different views of the body held by the "East" and the "West."

Lamberto Avellana’s English-language film based on Nick Joaquin’s play about a painter, a painting, two sisters, and a crook.

A Filipino astronaut promises his lover of his return from Mission Jupiter, but his co-pilot steers his ship to a completely different voyage.

While celebrating their last night together, high school graduates and best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa must race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.

Comedian and actor Joe Valencia returns home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to the Filipino-American community.

At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan leads an expedition under the Spanish crown in search of the first westward route to the Spice Islands. He embarks on a perilous journey across the uncharted Pacific, where his fleet faces starvation, mutiny, and the psychological toll of endless seas. Upon reaching the shores of Cebu, Magellan is pulled into a fatal conflict with the natives by his drive to spread Catholicism, culminating in his tragic doom.

In 1981 San Francisco, Valentino is an aging Filipino World War II veteran. Beaten down by an oppressive system that stripped him of promised citizenship and benefits, he grabs his old pistol and army jacket for a tense, high-stakes final mission inside a bank.

A young Filipino man learns to be the caregiver of his abusive grandmother who suffers from dementia, only to be mistaken as her old lover.

Two high school boys from different social worlds experience romantic feelings for each other. Edmar, a high-performing Filipino student, and Pili, a Native Hawaiian student-athlete, learn that navigating self-growth and teenage love in Hawaiʻi is as complicated as their understanding and love for Hawaiʻi and it’s ever-changing cultural landscape.

When two actors—Luke and Carlo— meet for their last chemistry read, their relationship is changed by the masks they put on, and the scripts they play out.

In 2003, a 16-year-old Filipino kid from the inner city is forced to leave his old life behind for the terrifying new world of Santa Barbara, California.

Two students were on their way back to their dormitory when they were suddenly stalked by a mysterious undercover police officer.

A woman on the fence about having kids is hunted in her home by a demonic horse-man from Filipino folklore.

Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin, a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.

MORENA tells the uplifting story of the Philippine National Surf Athlete Ikit Agudo, who overcame the pressure to blend into a society obsessed with skin whitening. Within the ocean, she found happiness, strength, and pride in her roots. Inspiring young girls around the world to embrace who they truly are. In the Philippines, skin-whitening remains a billion-peso industry, a legacy of colonial beauty ideals that for generations have led many to neglect their true identity and natural beauty.

When a sudden family death pulls a fractured Filipino-American family back under one roof, a week of funeral preparations becomes a final chance to reunite as their Lola (grandmother) slowly forgets them all.

When Jordan arrives to the wedding of her best friend (Charlotte), the consequences of a recent interaction they shared come into fruition - all with the background of Charlotte's chaotic Filipino family.

After learning to 'write what you know,' in film school, Half-Filipino and Half-White aspiring filmmaker Andrew Orticio travels back to his father's village in the Philippines to understand his mixed identity.

A young Filipino girl struggles to hide her sexuality from her Catholic mother after rumors begin to circulate about her throughout their community.

A Filipino-American woman grapples with going behind her strict Catholic sister's back to buy condoms for her 14-year-old niece.

During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.

A young man must escape a family party with a gun in his waist in order to get revenge on those who jumped him.

A woman returns to the Philippines after working abroad to find that her family has fallen apart in her absence.

Filipino horror movie from 1974.

A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program.

Having satisfied their urge for White Castle, Harold and Kumar jump on a plane to catch up with Harold's love interest, who's headed for the Netherlands. But the pair must change their plans when Kumar is accused of being a terrorist. Rob Corddry also stars in this wild comedy sequel that follows the hapless stoners' misadventures as they try to avoid being captured by the Department of Homeland Security.