Jess Mendoza

A woman relieves the heavy burden from her past when she finally exacts revenge on the man who murdered her entire family.

Set on the eve of a fictional inaugural of the Bangsamoro Government, the film revolves around Daud, a scion of a political dynasty who is reluctant to become a member of the Parliament, and his college buddy Marco, a struggling journalist assigned to cover the inaugural. The duo drive off to the countryside, reminiscing their days as student activists and discovering their deepest longings as hostages of a future they will inherit.

모든 걸 함께해 온 여사친과 남사친. 이상하리만치 가까운 두 사람은 각각 결혼을 하고 연애를 하며 삶의 변화를 맞는다. 때론 감당하기 힘든 변화 속에서도, 서로를 향한 마음을 간직한 채.

사소한 절도죄로 감옥에 갔다가 막 풀려난 10대 소년 테반은 형 토니와 사촌 론론과 함께 공동주택 66으로 이사한다. 범죄를 저지르게 한 사람들로부터 벗어나 새로운 삶을 시작하려는 그들. 그러나 곧 공동주택66에는 그들이 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 끔찍한 범죄를 저지른 흉악한 인물들이 거주하고 있음을 알게 된다.

A department store saleslady has had enough of being an underdog. One night, she discovers a peculiar-looking gun right on her doorstep. Her life drastically changes as she discovers how much power owning a gun can give her.

남편 아투로 라몬, 세 아이와 살아가는 마리아는 오래전에 남편과 함께 마약을 끊었지만 마약과의 전쟁을 선포한 두테르테 필리핀 대통령의 대대적인 척결 작전의 일환인 경찰의 마약 전과자 재활 프로그램에 참여한다. 하지만 남편과 함께 요주의 명단에 오르고, 남편은 밤에 일을 나갔다가 자경단의 재판 없는 처형에 희생된다. 목숨에 위협을 느낀 마리아는 생활비도 마련할 겸 경찰의 정보원으로 일하겠다고 제안하는데, 벤투라 반장은 마리아를 팀원으로 받아들여 '사회의 쓰레기들'을 처리하는 데 이용한다.

The dramatization of the life of General Ronald dela Rosa.

여느 때와 다름없는 평범한 야간 근무를 하던 그날 밤, 경찰관 에스퀴벨과 코라존은 수월해 보이는 출동 명령을 받는다. 악명 높은 강도 집단을 붙잡아서 지정된 장소에 인도하는 것. 수송차 안에는 범죄자 네 명과 경찰 네 명이 있다. 그러나 그들을 수송하는 도중에 명령이 변경되고, 에스퀴벨과 코라존은 명령에 따르는 것과 옳은 일을 하는 것 중 하나를 선택을 해야만 한다.

The Empire Hotel is a 30-year-old landmark in Macau's old quarter, inhabited by characters with their own stories and struggles. It is also Maria's home. One day, the burden of keeping lives together and the hotel standing falls on her shoulders. A young man who left Macau two decades ago returns, intent on revenge and reclaiming his mother's fortune – half the hotel. Inside the casino, Maria sings Fado and exotic dancers perform. It is against this illusory backdrop that the man lays eyes on Maria for the first time; they’re both mesmerized. The film cuts back and forth between film noir-style scenes of Macau’s past and present.

It is a trilogy which follows the story of three individuals must go through desperate measures to hide their secrets.

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.

Kray, an underappreciated and underpaid stuntwoman, takes on one last job with her former gang only to be trapped in a hellish underworld.

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

A disillusioned and suicidal Rizal, a cross-dressing Bonifacio gripped with paranoia, an ex-Katipunero who joins the US army to save his own neck, and a widow whose sex-for-food errands lead her to become the first ever Makapili. These are the historical mosaics that will form a singular hypothesis as to why we are like this as a people and up to now still reeling from our damaged culture.

Toto, a teenage orphan, is recruited by a notorious death squad. Irma, the groups leader, soon becomes a maternal figure to the young boy. As the two form a familial bond, their loyalties will be put to the test when one of their targets turns out to be a familiar face.

A priest is caught up in a situation, which will compel him to choose between the mandate of the church and his obligations as a citizen under the law of the people.

After a turbulent squall in the night, villagers wake up to the astonishing sight of the sea that has turned red.

시체 판매상 ‘바이올렛’은 부하인 ‘온온’과 ‘조그래드’와 함께 지저분한 장례식장을 운영하고 있다. 어느 날 장례식장으로 ‘일용’이라는 시체가 들어오게 되고, 평소와 같이 시체를 닦아 부패 경찰 ‘사이먼’에게 제공한다. ‘조그래드’는 한 여자 시체가 들어온 날, 시체를 건드리면 안된다는 조항을 무시한채 해서는 안 될 짓을 저지르게 되고, 그 이후 그들은 돌이킬 수 없는 사건들과 맞닥뜨리게 되는데 ….

A woman returns to the village of Kagbunga in the Bikol region carrying the ashes of her only son via the old train that circles her universe like the tandayag, the primordial serpent. In a filial act of mourning, she will reckon and reconcile the thin line that exists between tragedy and transcendence and prove and that even the most broken life can be restored to its moments.

The story of a day in the lives of two men in the city -both proud, indifferent, and bound by the confines of their milieu and their choices in life- and their incidental yet preordained meeting in a one-way alley that would change their lives thereafter. Raising questions of how far people have control over what happens in their lives, the film seeks to explore circumstance versus choice, breaking points, and second chances.

A tragic-comic portrait of a dysfunctional family and the disquieting blind faith they invoke as they dream of going home.

A thriller about a never-ending war, a town ravaged by a devastating storm, and the woman caught in between.

"Swap" takes us to the internal conflict of a young father, torn between solving a crime and committing another crime when one day his only son is kidnapped and the criminals demand him to steal another kid in exchange of his son's life.

Manila is besieged by the worst typhoon to hit the country. Talk of the world coming to an end hangs in the air. And five men find themselves stranded inside a police station with a prisoner who may o may not be the devil. It's going to be a long night.

A retired university professor who refused to leave his home in the campus despite an administrative order for eviction. With his whole life bearing witness to Diliman estate's evolution, he is the only remaining gatekeeper of the histories of his homeland.

A high school princess is cursed by the geek whose affections she toyed with.

A journalist investigates a woman with the name of China Doll. Soon, he discovers his knowledge of her turns out to be dangerous.

The film depicts the troubles of Jonas and his sisters Carmina and Tricia , who have moved to their family’s old farm after Jonas’ real estate business sank. Jonas hires the help of some local men to put up a fence around their property, and while they all seem helpful at first, they become an indelible source of frustration for him and his sisters.

In the 1970s, a widow in a remote village takes over her husband’s barber shop. She becomes the laughing stock of the male-dominated community and in the process discovers freedom and liberation.

Two years after she was raped, a woman agrees to meet with her rapist in the beautiful ruins of Intramuros. As they have the same blood type, her rapist asks her to donate blood for his operation claiming this will lengthen his life and will give him ample time to seek redemption. The woman refuses to do so as she rediscovers she is still a victim of unrequited love towards her rapist. Told in two separate perspectives, the story revolves around how the woman and man pick the pieces of their broken lives after the rape, meeting every so often at places that remind them of their past. They are confronted by the fact that they are both victims of each other: THE WOMAN struggles with loving no one but the man; THE MAN, struggles with his guilt knowing he can't love the woman the way she wants him to.

Set at the inauguration of the new President is the inter-woven tales of people dealing with daily lives: their relationships, desires and their means of survival. A taxi driver trying to stop his best friend from leaving for the province while his ex-wife comes back to his life; a young actor doing extra job as male prostitute; a Fil-Am trying to fill his need for drugs; and a young cigarette vendor who also act as pimp at night. All of them get through their harsh realities with hopes of a better tomorrow while their fate awaits them to cross its path in the uncaring streets of Manila.

A college heartthrob meets a college newbie - a challenge, a tension, a discovery, and a love that will change everything between them.