Directing
Jacob Alcala
Place of birth
Manila, Philippines
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Jacob Alcala is a Filipino filmmaker and producer based in Vancouver, BC. Raised between the Philippines and the UAE, he graduated cum laude in Audiovisual Design from the Willem de Kooning Academy in the Netherlands. Working across directing, producing, cinematography, and post-production, his practice is rooted in his experience as a first-generation immigrant and explores the intersections of memory, identity, and migration. His debut short film, Until Then (2023), screened at the Vancouver Short Film Festival and the San Diego Filipino Film Festival and won Best International Short Film at the Jakarta Independent Film Festival. He later produced Honey, My Love, So Sweet (2025, dir. JT T…
Known for
5.0In a decaying cinema in the heart of Manila, Life discovers first love through films and their new friend’s father.
Honey, My Love, So Sweet
2025
NRPoy, a second-gen migrant and Shirley, an exhausted local, strike an unlikely connection and wander through Manila at night.
Until Then
2024
NRAmidst a solar flare phenomenon, two recently separated lovers seek to reconcile their relationship by revisiting their favourite pastime of karaoke.
Amor Eterno
2026
Behind the camera
5.0In a decaying cinema in the heart of Manila, Life discovers first love through films and their new friend’s father.
Honey, My Love, So Sweet
2025
NRPoy, a second-gen migrant and Shirley, an exhausted local, strike an unlikely connection and wander through Manila at night.
Until Then
2024
NRPoy, a second-gen migrant and Shirley, an exhausted local, strike an unlikely connection and wander through Manila at night.
Until Then
2024
NRAmidst a solar flare phenomenon, two recently separated lovers seek to reconcile their relationship by revisiting their favourite pastime of karaoke.
Amor Eterno
2026