Up Cinema

In a nail salon, a feminine hand requests for a manicure. However, what they get is not the pampering they expect.

A struggling actor's trauma is weaponized by a manipulative director and his crew.

Two mothers strive to live a life of hope and strength while carrying the unbelievable pain of losing their husband and child to Rodrigo Duterte’s...

A middle aged couple—Leila, a human resourcer officer, and Felix, a ride hailing app driver—will find their seemingly lifeless routine shaken...

In hopes of building a closer relationship, a girl sits down with her mother, seeking to hear her experiences and aspirations growing up. What starts...

On the anniversary of her renowned musician sister's death, a young radio presenter revisits her unreleased demo tapes in the studio for a...

Flor, a drag queen, is forced to walk home after a cancelled gig. Along the way, intense heat and sporadic rain test their health and resilience.

Set in the late 2000s, a payphone booth at an all-girls Catholic school stands witness to the intimate performance of its callers.

A call center applicant manipulates time during his interview only to find out his interviewer could do the same. The two become stuck in a limbo as...

Fifty years into a Philippines riddled with rising prices and scarcity in local produce, a person travels to the wet market to look for ingredients....

Newly crowned Miss KNL, Nadine, unexpectedly reunited with her younger brother at a convenience store, after she ran away from home. She walks her...

While on an out-of-town birthday party, Bianca, an only child to a single father, receives a phone call about her father’s sudden passing. She...

Set in the developing province of Bulacan, Miguel returns home to his injured father, Arthur, only to confront all that remains unspoken between them...

Ikalimampung Palapag is an experimental short film delving into the various interpretations of the five stages of mental health recovery.

After a violent encounter with the police during a rally, a young boy is offered possible release by his detainees at great personal cost.

An unlikely friendship forms when a fifteen-year-old graphic designer helps his stubborn grandmother digitally color her old black-and-white photos....

After losing her job at the end of a stressful finals week and having no choice but to move back home with her family, Nel wishes nothing but to be...

A girl attempts to go back to her normal routine after a recent messy breakup with her boyfriend. However, her past keeps intruding on the present in...

An amateur film set descends into chaos when a lovers’ quarrel involving a crew member threatens their production.

Woman is challenged to traverse through a metallic path crafted by calloused hands of men.