UP Film Institute

In a nail salon, a feminine hand requests for a manicure. However, what they get is not the pampering they expect.

Two mothers strive to live a life of hope and strength while carrying the unbelievable pain of losing their husband and child to Rodrigo Duterte’s vicious war on drugs.

A Black Beret entry by Katyana Floresca in partial fulfillment for their directing class under John Dalog Torres.

Reyna, head of the school choir and daughter of the Parish Office Chair is rattled once her meticulously orchestrated music group is disrupted by the spontaneous and unorthodox new pianist, Sam.

Experiencing extreme sleep deprivation for months, a young man tape-records his memories for preservation against sinister, clandestine watchers.

A shy landscape architecture student creates a connection with a classmate through cigarette breaks, until the habit that brings them closer begins to take a toll on his body.

While rehearsing for their next performance, a ballet dancer is haunted by echoes of the past.

A lonely, introverted girl faces mysterious encounters during her high school class’ religious retreat trip.

Kino Kalye was birthed from a desire to show how this sense of alienation, the speed of commerce, and the consequences of the increasingly digital landscape occurred even outside his home, across industries, felt most strongly by those in the margins.

Set in the late 2000s, a payphone booth at an all-girls Catholic school stands witness to the intimate performance of its callers.

Before graduating, high school sweethearts Ralph and Angelo face their final test: the rise of AI, love in turmoil, and the choices that could define their futures.

A girl attempts to go back to her normal routine after a recent messy breakup with her boyfriend. However, her past keeps intruding on the present in the form of an unanswered phone call.

A call center applicant manipulates time during his interview only to find out his interviewer could do the same. The two become stuck in a limbo as they accidentally stop time at the same moment, leading them to confront the frozen world together.

On the anniversary of her renowned musician sister's death, a young radio presenter revisits her unreleased demo tapes in the studio for a documentary and finds herself haunted by the guilt of her past sins. Based on 'The Raven' and 'The Tell-tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe.

A thesis short film written and directed by MXRDD.

Kamil confronts her personal struggles when deciding to devote her life to serve the people in the countryside. Her sacrifice is remembered through an open letter filled with rage, grief, and revolutionary fervor.

A Black Beret entry by Niño Batac in partial fulfillment for their directing class under John Dalog Torres.

The daughter of an overseas Filipino worker is being haunted by a crow-like humanoid creature, the manifestation of her guilt and burden of life. While trying to run away from it, she eventually learns that the only way to stop the haunting is to embrace and accept the creature.

a film by Cis De Luna

The Reyes family prepares to take a family portrait.