Carlo Francisco Manatad Movies

The film is very, very loosely based on the life of Arturo Porcuna (Jeorge Estregan). Once upon a time, he was known as Boy Anino, notorious leader...

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...

Two women in a remote Muslim community confront an escalating blood feud and reach deep into themselves in hopes to undo the feud stretching back...

A political thriller about the practice of "badil" or "dynamite fishing", wherein voters are prevented from casting their votes for the opposition by...

Divided into three "short films", each one pokes fun to a particular genre. Episode 1: Bala Sa Bala, Kamao Sa Kamao, Satsat Sa Satsat. Episode 2:...

In the middle of the preparation for the Taong Putik Festival, a young man, penniless and in love, takes on a job that goes terribly wrong. To save...

An aftershock caused by an earthquake twelve years ago made a time-space connection between the young Xiao Li and his childhood. At a class reunion...

The audition process for an exploitative game show becomes the latest test of a long-suffering mother’s fortitude and tenacity.

Intoy was left to take care of his parents when his sister Vicky leaves to work overseas. Eventually, like many women in the island, Vicky married a...

A Kapampangan youth who doesn't know how to speak in Kapampangan--and doesn't want to--until he runs into a compelling but weird character known as...

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...

Divina is preparing for her daughter Rowena's 13th birthday when she hears shocking news: her daughter has been attacked by a crocodile, her body...

In the small town of Pagadian, a gay teenager eagerly waits for a mature man to finally reveal his face after developing an anonymous sexual...

An Internet scammer falls in love with a wealthy old maid while trying to swindle her using a fake Facebook profile.

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

In the Claws of a Century Wanting explores the harsh lives led in the backstreets of the port, a world of busy working people, ships, cranes and...

Arnold is a clever student who has won many academic awards. One day, he meets Bee who has an underground business of helping students to cheat their...

A young boy frequently visits an old man who lives alone, keeping him always in good company. One night, he chances upon the old man watching a dated...

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

A teenager resorts to desperate measures in her efforts to quit her school's aerobic dance team and assert her independence.