Carlo Francisco Manatad

The making of Makbul Mubarak's debut feature film "Autobiography" (2022).

Cora, an assistant director for a major film company in Manila, returns to her rural hometown with a film crew to shoot a TV military drama funded by the tourism department. With promises of more business, she borrows her cousin’s home as a film base, causing a string of aggravations between crew, soldiers, and locals that slowly unravel the disquieting and uncertain reality of the village landscape.

Against the backdrop of the Typhoon Yolanda, a mother and her son struggle for survival and deal with absurdity of fate, sustained by the hope that they carry, and what is lost and gained.

Against the backdrop of the Typhoon Yolanda, a mother and her son struggle for survival and deal with absurdity of fate, sustained by the hope that they carry, and what is lost and gained.

A music documentary on MNL48, a franchise of the highly successful Japanese idol group, AKB48. The film looks into the girls as they perform within a music subculture that tries to get a foothold in a market of an overtly critical audience.

In the span of a single night, "Hungkag (Hollow) explores the lives of three solitary individuals under the eyes of the city lights. Isa, a convenience store clerk suffers from depression Josemari, struggles with the moral dilemmas of his first murder assignment; and Caloy, a taxi cab driver pushed to his breaking point. Three lives moving towards each other, testing their inner selves until they finally cross each others' path. In a single moment, one decision will affect all three...

In the span of a single night, "Hungkag (Hollow) explores the lives of three solitary individuals under the eyes of the city lights. Isa, a convenience store clerk suffers from depression Josemari, struggles with the moral dilemmas of his first murder assignment; and Caloy, a taxi cab driver pushed to his breaking point. Three lives moving towards each other, testing their inner selves until they finally cross each others' path. In a single moment, one decision will affect all three...

A struggle between a painter and his work.

A group of quirky girls are confined in a pseudo-sorority group where violence and friendship are uncannily intertwined. Sandra and her best friend attempt to escape this twisted world on her birthday.

A group of quirky girls are confined in a pseudo-sorority group where violence and friendship are uncannily intertwined. Sandra and her best friend attempt to escape this twisted world on her birthday.

Set during the launch of the first space shuttle of the Philippines - an ordinary old couple living in the suburbs attempts to go about their life during this strange day.

Set during the launch of the first space shuttle of the Philippines - an ordinary old couple living in the suburbs attempts to go about their life during this strange day.

The papal visit has left dancers in a nightclub jobless. While waiting for the Pope to leave, Junilyn is forced to practice a few tricks her boss picked up from Thailand. Soon she realizes that there is no liberty in escape and that true freedom lies in being bold.

Minjae is a Korean-Filipino teenager who is often discriminated against for being mixed-blood. His utmost desire to belong to the homogeneous and hierarchical Korean society is tested when his single Filipina mother decides to send him to the Philippines one winter day.

As a typhoon bears down on a sleepy rural town in the Philippines, strange events and even stranger behaviour foreshadow the watery catastrophe to come.

As a typhoon bears down on a sleepy rural town in the Philippines, strange events and even stranger behaviour foreshadow the watery catastrophe to come.

A prepubescent boy slowly learns of his special role in the impending apocalypse during a religious camp. As he participates in the camp activities, he gets confused between constantly emerging fantasies and his divine calling.

Buffering through a new country on odd jobs and a phone that speaks for her. An undocumented immigrant is now ready to pair.

Buffering through a new country on odd jobs and a phone that speaks for her. An undocumented immigrant is now ready to pair.

Jodilerks, a gas station attendant is on her last day of duty. The night is young…

Jodilerks, a gas station attendant is on her last day of duty. The night is young…

Mila struggles as she remains unpaid at work and finds comfort in a love interest through his constant phone calls.

Three brothers deal with grief after the death of their mother. The eldest brother crosses the sea to retrieve her ashes, while the middle brother works to buy a vase and informs their youngest sibling who remains unaware.