Margareth Buendia

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Margareth Buendia

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Margareth Buendia is a Filipino writer and emerging filmmaker. She has been writing novels and short stories since 2017 and transitioned into filmmaking in college. Her debut short film, Sa Pag-uwi, which she directed, wrote, and produced, received multiple recognitions at PUP FilAC’s Sineminuto 2024, including 3rd Best Picture and Best in Cinematography, and later won Best Film at the Manila Student Film Festival 2025. She recently completed her second short film, Kapre sa Maynila, which was screened at the TobaccOFFNow Film Festival, in partnership with the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival.

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Behind the camera

Boy, I Love You poster
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After finding out that their family’s matriarch has only little time left to live, they use love as their ultimate compass to navigate the ordeal—gradually testing and reshaping their bonds.

Boy, I Love You

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Boy, I Love You poster
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After finding out that their family’s matriarch has only little time left to live, they use love as their ultimate compass to navigate the ordeal—gradually testing and reshaping their bonds.

Boy, I Love You

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Homecoming poster
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Jason was longing for a familial love that his young parents failed to provide.

Homecoming

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Homecoming poster
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Jason was longing for a familial love that his young parents failed to provide.

Homecoming

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Homecoming poster
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Jason was longing for a familial love that his young parents failed to provide.

Homecoming

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Kapre sa Maynila poster
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In a secluded area in the City of Manila, a kapre working as a security guard watches over a closed establishment for the night. As he smokes, he is interrupted by a jolly, teenage boy asking for food and coins. The kapre tried to shoo him away but the boy stayed. Later on, as the night progressed, the presence of each other filled in their loneliness and they found solace from this simple encounter.

Kapre sa Maynila

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Kapre sa Maynila poster
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In a secluded area in the City of Manila, a kapre working as a security guard watches over a closed establishment for the night. As he smokes, he is interrupted by a jolly, teenage boy asking for food and coins. The kapre tried to shoo him away but the boy stayed. Later on, as the night progressed, the presence of each other filled in their loneliness and they found solace from this simple encounter.

Kapre sa Maynila

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