Cinemalaya Foundation Movies

An assassin, a porn dubber and a transgender. Three souls. One explicit illusion. To find the ultimate joy in their empty lives. A safe haven,...

A pessimistic uninspired middle-aged artist finds spark with a millennial photographer who leads her on a path of creative and sexual reawakening.

A land-grabbing tycoon and a former sexy male actor are in a tight race for mayor in a small town. When violence erupts, Emmy, a teacher, runs into...

A young couple navigates the challenges of raising their autistic son in an increasingly unforgiving world, testing their love and resilience.

When an alien comes back to take him, a mouthless young man's life twists and turns as his memories untangle.

An awkward 6-footer teen is forced to learn and play volleyball half-heartedly when the Catholic school she transferred to did not have a basketball...

Raped and pregnant, an OFW rids herself of unwanted baggage on the flight back home.

The true story of a young mother who uses story-telling to protect her child from the reality of growing up in prison and the difficult life she...

Four men, four stories, all intersect in Manila. Episode one is about Ariel, a con-man. Episode two is about Boy, an expectant father. In the third...

While creating the subtitles of a film, a young Filipina translator and a middle-aged Japanese director test the limits of language and understanding.

Hendrix dreams of hip-hop greatness, but he’s spiraling down a rabbit-hole of crime and poverty until he meets Doc, an old poet still haunted...

Dorina is a transsexual woman. She’s got herself a flourishing career, albeit in an illegal cosmetic surgery business. She is a mother...

A former student activist returns to the Philippines to find the daughter she was forced to leave behind.

Ordinary People is a family portrait of Jane, 16, and her boyfriend, Aries, who live on their own in the chaotic streets of Manila. Surviving as...

Kasal is a slice of life drama of a gay couple whose resolve to stay together is challenged as they attend a wedding. It also is an examination on...

After ending her toxic relationship with her boyfriend Ben, 40-year-old Alice discovers she is pregnant. With her age and current relationship...

Leo belongs to a poor family. Because he did not finish his studies, his only option is to work as a contractual worker in various establishments. In...

Ace, 23, and Miko, 17, desperately want to become famous actors but it seems the Universe has a different plan for their lives.

In the middle of a custody battle, a single mother finds something underneath her daughter's bed that will question her love for her child.

A loving but impoverished grandmother of an autistic child tragicomically loses everything and turns into someone society reckons her to be.