Manuel Chua

It took a hundred queer years for Lola Perla to be finally recognized by a government that never really took notice of the likes of her. But...

A painter's new muse becomes his nemesis when he discovers her connection to his past.

A young man is forced to pretend to be his estranged gay brother in order to keep a major business from falling through. Though he has always hated...

Due to a road rage incident between two buses, an accident occurs which puts the lives of its passengers in jeopardy. But the ones greatly affected...

Gari and Sherwin come from two different worlds. They meet, they fell in love and they get married. Years later, what they had is now shattered into...

The movie follows a group of teenagers that are terrorized by an evil spirit. The film revolves around the traditional Filipino belief that one...

Bekikang is left and abandoned with a baby boy by friend, Fortunato. He loves and raises the child as his own flesh and blood. When things are going...

A mentally-challenged guy was put into trial after allegedly raping his teacher. And as Amanda, Julian, and Ronald try to mount a convincing defense,...

A retired university professor who refused to leave his home in the campus despite an administrative order for eviction. With his whole life bearing...

Trisha spent about 20 years living and working in the US, while Gabo has been working in different jobs to make ends meet in the Philippines. The two...

Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. returns to the Festival with this timely story of a couple caught up in Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on...

The moment these two saw each other at the café, they couldn’t take their eyes off each other. Their attraction was apparent and it...

Five men with low IQs become superheroes in an attempt to make their children proud of them.

Years after their college relationship fell apart, Jojo and Ellise meet again, but Jojo is already engaged to Racquel so Ellise decides to contain...

What is the measure of true friendship? Jamir, a devout Muslim, and Lando, a Christian, are among an elite group of young recruits formed by military...

A pair of broken-hearted people meet and begin a relationship, but their painful pasts hang over their romance.

It’s a story of people and their secrets that tear them apart...The movie follows a surprising decision that each family member will make in...

A lifestyle photographer, a student activist, and a relationship that developed amidst contrasting ideals and principles.

In a world full of strangers and friends, there’s a story for everyone. Everyone has a secret. Everyone desires somebody. Everyone needs...

Continuing the tradition of national artist Ishmael Bernal's benchmark film Working Girls after 25 years, Working Girls of 2010 depicts the role of...

Story about five people who wanted something so badly that they’ll do anything, even to deal with the devil. As they finally get what they...

Noel who has to assume the responsibility of being the breadwinner of the family after his father went missing.

An unlikely love story between polar opposites Uno and CJ two strangers, and how one night changes their lives forever. Unforeseen circumstances...

This is a story of the journey of 3 souls heading towards healing and redemption. RINGGO is a 16-year old boy who works as a dog-shooter (the one who...

The brothers, Jun and Diego embark on a quest to find their father. Their journey leads them to a mountain town where they meet the beautiful Lila...

The story of two lovestruck teens, Vince and Kath, through text messages.

A gay man and a lesbian woman pretend to be a couple in order to rent a room and end up helping each other through a series of misadventures.

A SAF-K9 trainer loses his fiancée in a heinous crime and decides, with the help of his K9 partner, to deliver his own brand of justice to the...

Joko is a boy trying to help his family survive, while Zoey is a girl hoping to prove herself to the world. Opportunity rises when Sasha is looking...

The dramatization of the life of General Ronald dela Rosa.

A public hospital serves as a witness to a young boy’s rite of passage when he is stuck to take care of his ailing father. Caught in a place...

It focuses on Lester who, upon getting the cursed bagua, starts to get all the luck and prosperity he could get in his life, but with deadly...

A nightmare of a basketball team during their stay at an old dormitory.

Three women with totally different lives accidentally get their souls switched as they struggle with the comedic misadventures of their new worlds,...