Lars Magbanua

Filmes

A Glimpse of Forever
Production Design
A LOVE TRIANGLE BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE. Can't find love in the real world? Try virtual dating.
No More Crying 毋通閣吼咯
Production Designer
Stephen Tan, the youngest and the only photographer in his family, is tasked with creating his grandmother's funeral portrait. Never having taken his grandmother's photograph, he searches for old photographs in his family's ancestral home. There, he finds his Aunt Ellen who is hastily preparing for the wake later the same day. As the clock ticks closer to the funeral, a mishap in the house catches them off guard, opening up sentiments long left in the past.
Expensive Candy
Production Design
A story about Candy a sex worker and a school teacher.
Ang Paboritong Pinggan ni Nanay
Production Design
After a loss in the family, three siblings rekindle their relationship through the memories and love of their one and only Nanay.
Zack Tabudlo: Episode
Production Design
A collection of OPM singer-songwriter Zack Tabudlo's most personal experiences. Those experiences are put into stories, stories put into songs, and songs brought to life through a series of fourteen music videos with different narratives about love, heartbreak, happiness, and loneliness. Collectively, these are narratives that demand the viewer to feel, to confront, and to heal.
The Boy Foretold By the Stars
Production Design
The Boy Foretold By The Stars is a romantic comedy movie about two senior high school boys who, through the help of a fortune-teller, find each other at an optional school retreat called Journey with the Lord.
He Who Is Without Sin
Production Design
One evening, Martin, a broadcasting student, is invited for coffee by Lawrence, the TV reporter he idolizes. During the days that follow, Martin shares with his friends separately three versions of what transpired during his meeting with Lawrence: what happened, what really happened, and what might have actually happened. Through conversations with friends, Martin comes to terms with the idea that his idol – a dignified newsman who is supposed to be a paragon of virtue – is not who he appears to be on television.
Yours Truly, Shirley
Production Design
A 50-year-old widow who hasn’t quite moved on from her husband’s death convinces herself that a pop star is the reincarnation of her dead husband. But is it really all in her head? And just how far will she go to prove it isn’t?
100 Poems for Stella
Production Design
Throughout his four years in college, Fidel, a stuttering student, tries to finish 100 poems dedicated to Stella, an aspiring but frustrated rock star, to win her heart.
Hiblang Abo
Production Design
Infinite struggles among four men in their twilight years, confined in a hospice facility or home for the aged. Their gray hair grows and fades unnoticed, their lives enter the void of oblivion. Everything unfolds so naturally into their swan song until their body pains and heartaches yield the same intensity, when their hearing and their feelings become permanently impaired; and when their blurry vision and memories become “clear” signs that the inevitable state of death is as fleeting as the vibrancy of life itself.
The Dog Show
Art Direction
The Dog Show is the true story of a man engaged in trick shows in the streets of Manila.
The Spider's Lair
Production Design
An Internet scammer falls in love with a wealthy old maid while trying to swindle her using a fake Facebook profile.