Erlinda Villalobos

A photographer is tasked to take a photo of a rare flower thriving in the mountain, but he discovers women trapped in a hidden brothel for illegal loggers.

When a struggling high school student is confronted with the painful fracture of her family, she seeks refuge far from the noise of her parents’ world. In the company of her grandmother and an old friend, she begins to see life from a distance---both tender and selfless. Her lessons and realizations are things that cannot be learned from books, but only from a life lived.

GRS operative Jake Alexander and his team of young recruits go after the most dangerous and notorious criminals with the help of a Hong Kong billionaire.

It's Christmas time, and a grandmother spends a quiet afternoon tending to the family chores. But the arrival of an unexpected visitor brings with her some deadly consequences.

Manang Biring is a feisty but terminally-ill old lady who has learned to accept her imminent demise. Until one day, she receives a letter from her long-estranged daughter abroad announcing of her return for the holidays.

Actress Eugene Domingo plays a fictionalized version of herself as an actress who really wants to be a director. Unfortunately, she encounters the most enormous stumbling block of all: her ego.

Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. returns to the Festival with this timely story of a couple caught up in Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs when their son goes missing.

The film follows a young boy's search for the mythical island of fireflies described in his mother's bedtime stories. Using the "clues" he believes his mother left behind in an old notebook, the boy makes the long journey to the magical island to wish her back to life.

As a family clashes over their late father's land, an eerie painting appears and releases something sinister during the nine-day funeral ritual.

A single mother working as a film extra dreams of landing bigger roles while struggling with the harsh realities of the entertainment industry.

The story follows the lives of different people who occupy a single room in an apartment across various points in time. By overlapping these different timelines and generations of tenants within the exact same physical space, the film explores themes of impermanence, memory, and shared history.

When Kana, a young T'boli woman, becomes a dreamweaver, she has the chance to weave together her village's warring clans. But, will she give up true love to do so?

The true story of Andres Bonifacio, a man who rose as a leader in the fight against the Spanish oppressors, and would gain the enmity of even those fighting for the same cause.

A 73-year-old woman is physically and emotionally exhausted from caring for her ailing husband who is already in the last stage of his Alzheimer's Disease. He lives in a constant state of confusion and anxiety, occasionally haunted by visions of both faceless and familiar strangers. The wife's frustration and loneliness grows daily as she comes to terms with both her husband's deteriorating state and her own mortality.

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

A serial killer in Payatas leaves the bodies of young boys in the dump as two Jesuit priests try to solve the murders.

Valentin Roxas was raised by his Tatay Lito alone when his mother left them to work abroad when he was seven. To maintain a sense of normalcy, Lito wrote young Val letters supposedly from his mother, promising she would return.

An elderly nun witnesses a young construction worker's fatal accident, compelling her to question the ethical principles of the institution she has devoted her life to.

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 pickpockets, the lives of the young couple change when they suddenly become teenage parents. But not even a month into parenthood, their child is stolen from them. In order to retrieve the child, the young couple is forced to take desperate measures.

Four stories of high school and college students whispered around campuses. Real or fabricated, it's up to you to discover.

As they try to give their marriage a second chance, a couple’s relationship is once again put to the test when a resentful ghost haunts them because of a dark secret in their family’s past.

Wade and Jose Manuel, two people who magically meet although they are living in different periods - one in 1974, one in 2020. Jose Manuel is grounded after his military father learned of his relationship with Luis, an activist. Wade, on the other hand, is recovering from a recent break up with Eric and while on vacation is caught up in the Quarantine because of the COVID 19 Pandemic. After the super moon, an opportunity opens for these two heartbroken souls to connect across time and find love once again.