UP Film Institute

After their high school friend's wake, two best friends decide to 'pagpag' as they reconnect after five years.

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

An influencer tries to escape her failed nature vlogging adventure after her hiking trip gets disrupted by a witch scare.

A film by Fea Fortuna

Two boys, Kulas and Gabo, enjoy playing games together until an impending demolition of their community threatens their relationship.

When a rural village in the Philippines starts to vanish, leaving only carabaos as witnesses, a child plans out a journey to locate his lost father, revealing a secret that defies belief.

A Black Beret 2023 entry by Bane Vicente in partial fulfillment for their directing class under John Dalog Torres.

Ara, an incoming college student, gets ready to move out by packing her things. She discovers a stack of diaries and starts journeying through the memories of her childhood.

Short and innocent glimpses of human relationships through the lens of a photobooth aching for connection.

A child: Dog! GHOST? and— tooth, aching continuously...

A man struggles to recollect the memories that he shared with his estranged father as he travels back to see him for the last time. In his journey, he confronts a fragmented yet important past that makes him question if he can trust his own memories.

Breathe into life the characters of Danny, Peter, and Martin in this UPFI undergraduate thesis film. This romantic drama tells the story of Danny, a 29-year-old florist, as he organizes a funeral and tribute for his ex-lover, Peter, who died a martyr after taking up arms seven years ago. As he takes the lead in organizing the tribute, he grapples with the memories of when he was active in the movement, together with the man he loved the most.

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.

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

To cope with his mother’s death, Anton, a graduating college student, adopts a pet fish - only to slowly discover how his grief and loneliness causes his emotions to grow more intense as strange fishlike traits appear around his body.

Marlon, a socially inept and reserved office worker, stumbles upon a mysterious beeper number. Intrigued by curiosity, he reaches out to this mysterious contact, leading to an unexpected bond that intertwines love, longing, and disconnection.

Four science high school students struggle to complete their capstone project—all while dealing with an oppressive principal, academic pressure, personal conflicts, and questions about identity.

An 11-year old vendor of pirated copies of films in a downtown capital tries every possible way in his position to watch a film for the very first time inside the comfort of a cinema.

A thesis short film by Hannah Gagalac.