Tu Pug Imatuy June 8 Fri 5 p.m. Directed by: Arbi Barbarona Starring: Malona Sulatan, Jong Monzon, and Luis Georlin Banaag III Synopsis: Tu Pug Imatuy, which means “The right to kill” in Manobo, follows[...]
Yield July 2 Mon 7:30 p.m. July 6 Fri 2:30 p.m. July 7 Sat 5 p.m. Director: Victor Delotavo Tagaro, Toshihiko Uriu Genre: Documentary Synopsis: Yield is an ethnographic inquiry done over a period of[...]
Perlas ng Silangan June 11 Mon 2:30 p.m. Director: Pablo Santiago Cast: Fernando Poe Jr., Susan Roces, Vic Vargas Synopsis: The film occasions a revisit of the landmark team-up of National Artist Fernando Poe Jr.[...]
Watch Nick Deocampo features that can be said to constitute a manifesto of a nation in perpetual state of flux. Program of his films (Ynang-Bayan; Isaak; Cine Tala) is significant as he marks his 35th[...]
AIDS Candlelight Memorial with Arlyn de la Cruz’s Pusit May 16 Wed 7 p.m. Special Return Engagement for Pusit Indie advocacy feature by Arlyn de la Cruz onscreen anew June 11 Mon 7 p.m. In[...]
Nation and its negations June is Philippine Independence Month and what better way to commemorate the distinct occasion than with select features that deal with the discourse of nation. In exhibition at UPFI Film Center[...]
We’re not done yet with this year’s observance of Philippine Independence Day! Reconfigurations of Nation June 15 Fri 1 p.m. Signos/Masakit sa Mata Masakit sa Mata is a 1991 documentary shot in 16 mm on[...]
Watch Nick Deocampo features that can be said to constitute a manifesto of a nation in perpetual state of flux. Program of his films (Ynang-Bayan; Isaak; Cine Tala) is significant as he marks his 35th[...]
Nation and its negations June is Philippine Independence Month and what better way to commemorate the distinct occasion than with select features that deal with the discourse of nation. In exhibition at UPFI Film Center[...]
STAR? (1979) June 25 Mon 2:30 p.m. Director: George Rowe Cast: Rudy Fernandez, Lorna Tolentino, Janet Bordon, Eddie Garcia, Celia Rodriguez, Fanny Serano Synopsis; Fame is a wonderful thing that puts us to a golden[...]
Philippine Cinema a Century Hence Special features for the 100th birth anniversary of movies in the country Elwood Perez’s Buhay: Ako sa Itaas, Ikaw sa Ibaba June 25 Mon 5 p.m. Directed by: Elwood Perez[...]
MELODRAMA/RANDOM/MELBOURNE! June 26 Tue 2:30 p.m. June 29 Fri 7:30 p.m. DIRECTED BY: Matthew Victor Pastor STARRING: Louise Bremner, Rachel Cecilio, Kristen Condon SYNOPSIS: Presented in Glorious Cinema – O – ke! A feminist documentarian,[...]
Watch out for Sinag Maynila at UPFI Film Center – Cine Adarna! June 26 Tue 2:30 p.m. Melodrama / Random / Melbourne 5 p.m. Abomination 7:30 p.m. Tale of the Lost Boys June 27 Wed 2:30 p.m. Journeyman[...]
History of the Underground June 26, Tue, 4PM Directed by Sari Dalena and Keith Sicat. A documentary 7 years in the making, it aims to have a deeper understanding of how our nation has been shaped[...]
Abomination June 26 Tue 5 p.m. June 28 Thurs 7:30 p.m. Directed by: Yam Laranas Starring: Tippy Dos Santos, Justine Peña, Toni Moynihan, Paul Holmes, David Bianco, Alexia Fernadez Synopsis: A young woman wakes up[...]
Tale of the Lost Boys June 26 Tue 7:30 p.m. June 28 Thurs 2:30 p.m. June 29 Fri 5 p.m. Directed by: Joselito Altarejos Starring: Oliver Aquino, Soda Voyu Synopsis: A story about an unexpected[...]
God Bliss Our Home June 27 Wed 1:30PM UPFI Videotheque Director: Nawrus Paguidopon Genre: Documentary Synopsis: The animator and filmmaker, Nawruz, an immigrant from Southern Philippinnes, has struggled to find a better place in old[...]
JOURNEYMAN FINDS HOME: THE SIMONE ROTA STORY June 27 Wed 2:30 p.m. June 30 Sat 5 p.m. DIRECTED BY: Albert P. Almendralejo and Maricel C. Cariaga SYNOPSIS: The full-length documentary film is about Simone Rota,[...]
Motherland June 27 Wed 4:00PM UPFI Videotheque Directed by: Ramona Diaz Genre: Documentary Synopsis: The planet’s busiest maternity hospital is located in one of its poorest countries: the Philippines. There, women face devastating consequences as[...]
Sinag Maynila Documentaries: June 27 Wed 5 p.m. Heirloom Halaga Mahal Tsuper Voltaire HALAGA DIRECTED BY: Kristine Anne Escamillas SYNOPSIS: This documentary focuses on two dogs whose roles with their respective owners’ lives transcend being[...]
EL PESTE June 29 Fri 2:30 p.m. June 27 Wed 7:30 p.m. Directed by: Richard V. Somes Starring: Mon Confiado, Jean Judith Javier, Alvin Anson Synopsis: ABNER (Mon Confiado) lives a drab, downcast, solitary existence.[...]
Gawad Urian 2018 Nominated SHORT FILMS (SET A) June 28 Thu 1:30 PM UPFI Videotheque Catch the following titles: Aliens Ata Sa Saiyang Isla Babylon Bawod Piko Lutab — Ticket price is 150php.
Tale of the Lost Boys June 26 Tue 7:30 p.m. June 28 Thurs 2:30 p.m. June 29 Fri 5 p.m. Directed by: Joselito Altarejos Starring: Oliver Aquino, Soda Voyu Synopsis: A story about an unexpected[...]
Haunted: A Last Visit to the Red House June 28 Thu 4:00PM UPFI Videotheque Directed by: Phyllis Grande Genre: Documentary Synopsis: A documentary film about the Bahay na Pula in Bulacan and the stories of[...]
Bomba June 5 Tue 7:30 p.m. June 28 Thurs 5 p.m. June 30 Sat 7:30 p.m. Directed by: Ralston Gonzales Jover Starring: Allen Dizon, Angeli Nicole Sanoy, Allan Paule Synopsis: A deafening silent existence is[...]
Abomination June 26 Tue 5 p.m. June 28 Thurs 7:30 p.m. Directed by: Yam Laranas Starring: Tippy Dos Santos, Justine Peña, Toni Moynihan, Paul Holmes, David Bianco, Alexia Fernadez Synopsis: A young woman wakes up[...]
Bundok Banahaw: Sacred and Profane June 29 Fri 1:30PM UPFI Videotheque Director: Dempster Samarista Genre: Documentary An official entry to the Cinema One Originals 2017. Watch trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP0tj4oClBQ
