UP Cinema

An amateur film set descends into chaos when a lovers’ quarrel involving a crew member threatens their production.

A working student bustles through scorching Manila, pushed to a cycle of exhaustion as the disparities of a distant world of capitalist excess kindle a common tenderness.

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.

At the height of their relationship, two great friends since junior high school realize a significant life change may come sooner than later.

Two friends embark on a quest to uncover allegedly planted marijuana in the backyard of their town's mayor, only to encounter an appalling surprise.

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

A 68-year-old matandang dalaga suddenly goes through pregnancy when her 19-year-old niece visits her home. As they spend time together, the two women are forced to deal with the cards life has handed them.

A newly-turned sixty-year-old woman who just obtained her senior citizen card reunites with a long-lost high school friend, sparking a journey of nostalgia, self-discovery, and rekindling romance.

A grieving widow attempts to find the missing piece of her husband's remains.

A hungry student tries to steal food from a stranger.

A gay student leader finds himself in the collective voices of an ensemble to avenge and reclaim the voice once taken from him.

Decaying handwritten letters, photos, objects and spaces— of all the traces that were left, rekindling and remembering mundane things after a death of a loved one, just to make us feel that they are still in this realm. To all the people who were left behind and to the butterflies of who passed away.

It’s the last day of high school. Three misfits: Mike, Jeremy, and Marie are tasked to edit the graduation video. As they review the footage, their batchmate’s video contains a confession that their principal harassed her. The group has to decide whether or not to expose the issue as each deals with their own secrets.

Badong, ever since childhood, wants to become an action hero. However, people perceive him as the opposite, solely because of his appearance. This has become a constant source of disappointment for Badong. As a result, he has lost all ambitions for the future. Things start to change however, when he unwittingly becomes a part of a gang of kidnappers.

A film by Silver Racca

A college student is found dead in a secluded playground, leaving behind a milk tea drink and a rosary.

A story of a young woman and her journey on taking up the armed struggle in the countryside and her internal conflicts as she attempts to reconcile her dreams to serve the people with ensuring the well-being of her family. In her decision-making, she is reminded of her arguments with her sister when announced her decision to leave the city, and conversations with her mother beckoning her to stay home.

An intoxicated graduating college student confronts her similarly inebriated father for the first time while waiting for him to drive them home.

A short experimental documentary on the loss of urban spaces and the fight to reclaim them as pedestrians, commuters, and PUV drivers face a transport crisis in the Philippines.

After years in the United States, Miguel returns to the Philippines as a young man. Revisiting his hometown in Pampanga, he is flooded with memories of dreams and cherished moments shared with his childhood friend Simon. Carrying a souvenir from America, Miguel discovers that Simon is no longer there to meet him.