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Should I post a thread of Filipino films in 2019/2020 that could've been chosen over "Mindanao"???
A thread of great full-length Filipino films in 2019-2020:
(Note: I haven't checked their Oscar's eligibility yet)
(Note: I haven't checked their Oscar's eligibility yet)
Cleaners (2019; dir. Glenn Barit)
Different students from a high school cleaners group each deal with different pressures of being clean and pure while also discovering that the world is dirty and superficial to begin with.
Different students from a high school cleaners group each deal with different pressures of being clean and pure while also discovering that the world is dirty and superficial to begin with.
John Denver Trending (2019; dir. Arden Rod Condez)
A 14-year-old farmboy's life is suddenly upended when a video of him brutally attacking a classmate went viral.
A 14-year-old farmboy's life is suddenly upended when a video of him brutally attacking a classmate went viral.
Edward (2019; dir. Thop Nazareno)
A public hospital serves as a witness to a young boy's rite of passage when he is stuck to take care of his father. A place where life itself is in limbo, the boy stays and plays, not knowing that it will be his source of liberation in the end.
A public hospital serves as a witness to a young boy's rite of passage when he is stuck to take care of his father. A place where life itself is in limbo, the boy stays and plays, not knowing that it will be his source of liberation in the end.
Babae at Baril (2019; dir. Rae Red)
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.
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.
Kalel, 15 (2019; dir. Jun Robles Lana)
Follows the plight of a 15-year old son of priest who discovers he is HIV positive and the ensuing choices he must make in his given circumstances.
Follows the plight of a 15-year old son of priest who discovers he is HIV positive and the ensuing choices he must make in his given circumstances.
Sila-Sila (2019; dir. Giancarlo Abrahan)
A ghosting story about a man whose breakups tend to be messy & traumatic not only for him but also for the receiving end. When he encounters his ex-boyfriend again, he finds himself rekindling the feelings thought to be long gone already.
A ghosting story about a man whose breakups tend to be messy & traumatic not only for him but also for the receiving end. When he encounters his ex-boyfriend again, he finds himself rekindling the feelings thought to be long gone already.
Will continue the thread in a while!
A is for Agustin (Grace Simbulan)
In a mountainous region of the northern Philippines, an illiterate indigenous man gets fed up with being exploited by his employers and decides to go to school. With the goal of making a better life for himself, Agustin starts learning his ABCs
In a mountainous region of the northern Philippines, an illiterate indigenous man gets fed up with being exploited by his employers and decides to go to school. With the goal of making a better life for himself, Agustin starts learning his ABCs
Ulan (2019; dir. Irene Villamor)
Maya (Nadine Lustre) is a girl who has always held a pessimistic view of the rain, reminding her of failed love and other depressing things. Will the rain ever stop her in her journey to overcome past heartaches?
Maya (Nadine Lustre) is a girl who has always held a pessimistic view of the rain, reminding her of failed love and other depressing things. Will the rain ever stop her in her journey to overcome past heartaches?
Alone/Together (2019; Antoinette Jadaone)
Eight years after their breakup, college sweethearts Christine and Raf reconnect at different points in their lives as feelings from the past resurface.
Eight years after their breakup, college sweethearts Christine and Raf reconnect at different points in their lives as feelings from the past resurface.
Sunod (2019; dir. Carlo Ledesma)
It centers on a woman who's desperate to find the cure to her daughter's illness. She takes a job at a call center, only to be haunted by the ghost in it.
It centers on a woman who's desperate to find the cure to her daughter's illness. She takes a job at a call center, only to be haunted by the ghost in it.
