Troy Espiritu

Películas

Walker
Screenplay
A dark and disturbing story about a family of sex workers…
Payback
Screenplay
Chased by police, bike thief Isaac asks his boss for help but gets the cold shoulder. He then plans vengeance against the boss... Payback depicts a man caught in a slum's crime ring.
Lockdown
Screenplay
Al comienzo de la pandemia de COVID-19, Danny es uno de los trabajadores filipinos que han perdido su trabajo a causa de la crisis. Al volver a casa, Danny se escapa del centro de cuarentena para reunirse con su familia solo para ser recibido por el terrible estado de su padre inválido, Gener. En busca de un trabajo decente, Danny busca la ayuda de su antiguo benefactor gay, Lito, para financiar la medicación de Gener. En lugar de ello, Lito endosa a Danny a su amigo René, que dirige un antro de sexo en línea que se hace pasar por una cafetería legítima. Esto abre a Danny al mundo del cibersexo.
Alpha: The Right to Kill
Writer
Set against the backdrop of the Philippines Government’s crackdown on illegal drugs, a SWAT-led police force launches an operation to arrest Abel, one of the biggest druglords in Manilla. Police Officer Espino and Elijah, a small-time pusher turned informant, provide the intelligence for the operation which quickly escalates into a violent and heavely-armed confrontation in the slums between the SWAT and Abel’s gang. Before the investigators arrive at the crime scene, Espino and Elijah walk off with Abel’s backpack full of money and methamphetamine.
Ma' Rosa
Screenplay
Ma’ Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenience store in a poor section of Manila where everybody knows her. To make ends meet, Rosa and her husband, Nestor, resell small amounts of narcotics on the side. One day, they get arrested. Rosa’s children are ready to do anything to buy their parents’ freedom from the corrupt police.
Slumber Party
Screenplay
On the eve of the 2010 Miss Universe pageant, an unwelcomed guest enters into the drama of three gay friends.
Chameleon
Writer
A Filipino transgender woman, Marie, who is drawn into the Yakuza gangster life after befriending Ai, the rebellious daughter of a powerful Yakuza boss. Set against the pulsating background of the 1990s nightlife in Sapporo, Hokkaido, the film charts the almost impossible decisions Marie faced and her tumultuous journey to discovering family, love and ultimately her true identity.