Brian Sy

Acting

Brian Sy

Acting credits

Goyo: The Boy General poster
7.0

With this film (the second war trilogy set during the Filipino-American war in the early 1900s), the revolution marches on against the Americans after the bloody death of General Antonio Luna. The conflicted philosophies behind the heroic struggle continue and become personified in the colorful character of General Gregorio "Goyo" del Pilar.

Goyo: The Boy General

2018

Lunan poster
NR

A director's last staging and a young band's first gig, both in a space that's home to one and unknown to the other.

Lunan

UnMarry poster
8.0

In the middle of annulment cases and custody battles, Celine and Ivan meet at the law office of a lawyer and YouTube host of “Walang Butas Ang Batas”. What begins as a chance encounter grows into a friendship that helps them navigate heartbreak, family, and the possibility of starting over.

UnMarry

2025

GomBurZa poster
7.4

A powerful and moving historical drama that tells the courageous story of three Filipino Catholic priests: Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora.

GomBurZa

2023

The Cradle of the Brave poster
NR

A collection of interwoven stories about life and violence in the Philippines, following a college professor, a university chancellor, a social worker, a police chief, two students, two mothers, and a lawyer.

The Cradle of the Brave

2023

The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (Movie Cut) poster
NR

Actress Eugene Domingo plays a fictionalized version of herself as an actress who really wants to be a director. Unfortunately, she encounters the most enormous stumbling block of all: her ego.

The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (Movie Cut)

2019

Motel Acacia poster
4.3

In the cold west, Motel Acacia is tasked with exterminating immigrants by the government through a BED, haunted with the spirit of a Filipino tree demon, that eats men and impregnates women. A young Filipino man, JC, is groomed by his tyrannical caucasian Father to take over the business.

Motel Acacia

2020

Woman in the Woods poster
1.0

Fable becomes reality when Jason returns to his father's Homeland of the Philippines after his passing and investigates the stories he grew up hearing. Jason wants to honor his father's home. Once he arrives he finds himself living the myths his father told him as a child. The mysterious Magayon, known as the Woman in the Woods, asks Jason to aid her on her quest to return to her home on a volcanic island in the Philippines. This is the start of a mythical adventure that will change Jason's life.

Woman in the Woods

2021

In My Mother's Skin poster
5.8

Stranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.

In My Mother's Skin

2023

Isa Pa, With Feelings poster
8.0

Despite their differences, an aspiring architect falls for her deaf neighbor, who teaches her basic sign language.

Isa Pa, With Feelings

2019

An Inconvenient Love poster
5.4

Two young lovers agree to a casual relationship, but this convenient arrangement grows complicated as their romance reaches an expiration date.

An Inconvenient Love

2022

The Blossoming of The Country Maiden poster
NR

A mockumentary about the making of the first Filipino feature film. It's 1919, and inventor Jose Nepomuceno attempts to become the first Filipino filmmaker. He leads a motley crew of filmmakers as they figure out the perils and joys of making movies. Chaos ensues.

The Blossoming of The Country Maiden

2021

Midnight in a Perfect World poster
6.8

In the near future, Manila is an almost-utopian city, but they still believe in ghost stories. Nobody survives the mysterious blackouts that happen in random parts of the city after midnight. Nobody believes the horrors in its darkness are even real. Four friends are about to find out that you don’t need to believe, for it to come for you.

Midnight in a Perfect World

2020

Those Long Haired Nights poster
7.3

At night, Manila’s red light Burgos district starts shining and its shops get busy welcoming tourists and women from different countries. The life of Tuesday, Amanda and Barbie is also here. Providing sexual services, the three transgender women are close friends. Tuesday hopelessly longs for romantic love. Wise Amanda visits her hometown to attend her ex-girlfriend’s son’s christening. She told her family that she works for a bank and her parents have been renovating their home with her money. To her parents, she is a great son or daughter. To her friends, she is an object of both envy and temptation. Recklessly ambitious Barbie tries to make money through drug dealing, but she feels threatened by dangers hidden everywhere. Pursuing love, success and dreams, their lives become part of a confusing night.

Those Long Haired Nights

2017

Can We Still Be Friends? poster
6.1

Digs a no fuss, no frills kind of guy and idealistic achiever Sam who are friends turned lovers turned exes. Their relationship as a couple lasted for almost eight years until they both decided on an amicable breakup.

Can We Still Be Friends?

2017

My Love Will Make You Disappear poster
8.5

A woman who believes she's cursed meets a troubled landlord while fighting community displacement. As they grow closer, her fear that all her lovers disappear threatens their connection.

My Love Will Make You Disappear

2025

Flower Girl poster
9.0

After cruelly insulting a trans woman, Ena is struck by a bizarre curse: in the middle of an intimate moment, she discovers her vagina has vanished. She's given a magical flower and a warning — she must find someone who truly loves her, even without it, before the last petal falls.

Flower Girl

2025

Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo poster
8.0

10-year old Meng loves one thing: Patintero. The only hitch is that she’s terrible at it and her reputation has earned her the title of the neighborhood “patalo” (loser). But in the continuing struggle against the high school team that has one-sidedly claimed the territory of the local sari-sari store, Meng forms an unlikely team of fellow losers to finally challenge these high schoolers in the biggest game of their lives.

Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo

2015

Gulay Lang, Manong! poster
NR

A struggling farmer joins forces with a local policeman to rescue his grandson and take down a marijuana cartel, triggering a deeply personal journey that tests their beliefs and integrity.

Gulay Lang, Manong!

2024

The Write Moment poster
NR

A heartbroken writer tries to get back with an ex through his romantic comedy hugot script but fails and instead finds himself magically living-out the scenes he has written. He’s forced to follow everything verbatim or else face being stuck in an existential loop of scenes that repeat over and over again.

The Write Moment

2017

General Admission poster
NR

A movie directed by Jeffrey Hidalgo starring Jasmine Curtis-Smith.

General Admission

2021

How to Be Yours poster
7.4

A story about two people who met and fell in love. Niño, a sales agent who's bent on attaining stability and Anj, a self-taught cook who dreams of working in a high-end restaurant someday.

How to Be Yours

2016