Cinemalaya Foundation Movies

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

Danny and Jonas are petty crooks whose idea of going big-time is kidnapping the only daughter of a middle-class couple for a ransom price of 50,000...

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

Gruff retiree Rene rejects most human contact, but begins to soften once he comes to terms with his homosexuality.

Elizabeth, a self-made woman in her late 40s, is bent on living on her own for the rest of her days. After her mother passes from years of suffering...

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

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

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...

The film tells the story of a former 1980’s film cameraman who now currently works as a movie pirate operating in present day...

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

"#Y" chronicles the adventures of the members of a generation made universal by social media, internet, sex, drugs and alcohol.

Kuya Wes, a timid remittance clerk, feels like he does not exist, except when he is working at the remittance center. He is mostly ignored by his...

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...

About two lonely people who met during the whaleshark watching season in Donsol, Sorsogon.

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...